#HP 500c New User
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Amiga Users, My Diablo C-150 broke and I was looking for a replacement. I
use perfect vision to do color digitizing from video sources. I print with
deluxe photo lab. I wanted to make sure my new printer would be supported
by Amiga's and DOS machines. I went to my local software shop and they
suggested I purchase a HP 500C and drive it with a printer driver from
Creative Focus called Super_DJC. The package promised 16 grey scales and
all 4096 colors. So I bought the Printer and the driver. when I got home I
printed grey scale and HAM photos and compared them with ones I had printed
on my Diablo. The 500C prints were terrible. the printer boasts 300 dpi,
but the prints appear VERY coarse. I set the graphic 1 and 2 parameters as
the software suggested. I've seen Amiga files printed on 500c's and they
look good. How can I achive the same results? Thanks for your help. Brad.
Brad,
I was dissapointed at first as well. I did a lot of playing around
with the density settings (especially in Workbench – I found that some
programs' density settings wouldn't work). You'll also have to "touch up"
some pictures – lighten them, use brighter colors, etc.
Bob K.