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MOIRE PATTERNS

    27-Nov-88 13:18:02
Sb: #6897-MOIRE PATTERNS
Fm: Scott R. Leyes 71041,121
To: David Buell 72510,474
When I say "painstakingly calibrated", I mea that you need to have the Linotronic service reps to a precise densitometer testing on your machine when you get it. I don't know all the details, but the exposure settings on a Lino can change/degrade over time, due to shipping, etc. Also, there is an occasional problem here and there with the mirrors, like a spec of dust getting in the way (whick can cause hairlines to appear in the output). What you should definitely do is get some test examples from the major programs you plan to output, along with some "pure" handwritten PostScript code, and out them while you've got the service reps there… check to see consistency of grays, line rules, etc. On another note, I've only used non-round screen dots on the LaserWriter; I see no reason why they wouldn't work on the Lino, but memory might become a factor (longer processing too). -Scott Leyes