Specifications

MELAMINE - PHOTO/CLIPART ENGRAVING
TYPE POWER SPEED PPI PASS DEPTH
RASTER ENGRAVING 75 100 500 1 .008”
COMMENTS: Engrave unmasked. Use a resolution of 500 DPI.
TYPE POWER SPEED PPI PASS DEPTH
RASTER ENGRAVING 100 70 500 1 .008”
COMMENTS: Engrave unmasked. Use a resolution of 250 DPI.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Engr e challe g at fir t bec easier ce the n
nderstanding of what to look for and how to achieve the desired results. In an image
ge in at 300 DPI. Adjust the brightness and the
and darken the dark colors. The photo might look
etter by using a sharpening filter to sharpen up the image slightly. The next step is to
elect a halftone pattern. Usu the choice of using different
alftone patterns including fre pattern angles. Use a line
aving photographs can b ngin st bu omes on re is a
u
processing software, scan the ima
ontrast to brighten the light colors c
b
s ally, imaging software gives
quency of lines per inch andh
frequency above 20 and below 100. The size of the dots decreases as the line
frequency increases. Experiment to see which pattern looks the best. Big dots look
good on some materials and small dots look better on others. If it is not possible to
assign a halftone pattern in the imaging software, the ULS Printer Driver will
automatically default to a predetermined pattern based on RESOLUTION. Refer to the
chart below.
RESOLUTION ANGLE SHAPE LINES PER INCH
1000 45 DEGREES ROUND 180
500 45 DEGREES ROUND 90
333 45 DEGREES ROUND 60
250 45 DEGREES ROUND 45
200 45 DEGREES ROUND 36
When using the B/W Raster mode switch, which prints all ClipArt or drawings as
grayscale bitmaps, use the same parameters and techniques as for engraving
photographs.
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