dfalk

Hello everyone. I have been going to Kinkos to have my transperancies printed and I am now wanting to get an inkjet printer for myself that is appropriate for printing on Velum. I have no designs that require halftones so I was wondering will any inkjet printer print on Velum opaque enough or are there certain models that will print darker. When I look for a printer should there be certain settings it should have?
I have searched the forum for answers and I have read everything about Fastrip and Inkjet vs. Laser but they all had to do with printing halftones which at this point I do not need. Thanks for your help.

 

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Lilmac

You may not need a printer to do halftones now but a month after you but a printer you might. With a Ink jet you will need some type of Rip software to print halfetones. A lazer printer with Postscript will work also. You can use a ink jet to print on vellum. Just make sure it is ink jet vellum

 

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amp267

i recommend you still get a rip software so you can at least lay down nice dark positives. without a rip you can not lay down those nice dark positives we all want. when you go to burn your screen you will run the risk of loosing detail in your image. im about to get the r1800 package from U.S. Screen Print and Inkjet Technology. i use an inkjet to print on vellum but i still run into problems, dont get me wrong either you can still do alot of things without the rip and just an inkjet printer, i have been working with an old canon multipass all in one printer. but trust me you will have pleanty of headaches without the rip. another thing to think about is image size, make sure you at least get a printer that can do 13" wide prints. i have been doing the cut and tape thing way to long to get my desired size. with a printer that only prints 8.5 x 11 you actually only get about 10" or so.

 

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