Epson 1520 - Manual (Page 34)

Once the color separations or basic art has been completed and you’ve
decided on which channels are to be imaged as film positives, it’s time to
make a choice on the method used to output the films.
Basically there are two methods. The easiest is to simply output the films
from within Photoshop. The slightly more involved technique is to export
the file in DCS 2.0 Format and import this file into a page layout or illus-
tration program such as PageMaker, Quark, Illustrator, etc. The page lay-
out programs are the best choice for the output of DCS files.
Both work well and both have their advantages and disadvantages. Rest
assured that whichever method you decide upon, the end result will be
identical. There is no performance enhancement to be gained by using
one instead of the other. It’s simply a matter of personal preference.
Printing directly from Photoshop in addition to exporting and printing DCS
files to other applications work in a similar fashion on either Mac or Win-
dows machines.
The primary difference on the Mac is the selection of the Hy-Rez QuikRIP
“Print Mode” from within the application itself as compared to “pre-load-
ing” the Print Mode within PhotoScript itself using Windows.
The following pages outline Photoshop printing and the export of DCS 2.0
files.
Outputting The Films
Directly From Adobe Photoshop
Including Exporting As DCS 2.0 Files
Recommended Line Screens and Angles
Basic Art - Low Mesh Counts:
The following are recommended for imaging basic art that contains
tints to lower mesh counts.
Lower LPI may be used. In fact, certain art may benefit
from using a lower LPI.
Below are the highest LPI recommended settings.
125 Mesh / 35 LPI / 26 Degrees
156 Mesh / 45 LPI / 26 Degrees
200 Mesh / 50 LPI / 26 Degrees
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