VCF suggestions...

[Patrick Finnegan]

On Thursday 04 August 2005 15:46, Paul Koning wrote:
> >>>>> "Patrick" == Patrick Finnegan <pat at computer-refuge.org> writes:
>  >>
>  >> From my understanding, Hans could have made the calendars much
>  >> cheaper
>
>  Patrick> if he had wanted to make some concessions in getting the
>  Patrick> calendars made.  As it is, the pictures were taken with a
>  Patrick> very high quality digital camera (to satisfy Tony, high
>  Patrick> quality relative to what digital cameras can do ;), and he
>  Patrick> had actual lithographic plates made for printing the
>  Patrick> calendars, instead of having them digitally printed.
>
> Huh?
>
> Digital presses use offset, too.  And "lithographic plates" (offset
> printing plates) these days are made by digital processes.

Digital *printing* (which is what I said above) doesn't.  Well, at least 
the last time I checked, my Color LaserJet didn't look or sound much 
like a printing press. :)

Ask Hans for an explanation, I'm just (trying to) repeat what he 
explained in his talk at the VCF/Midwest.  I may have gotten a detail 
or two wrong.

Pat
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