Thanks for the kind words. Haven't tried that yet but what I have done is FTP'd
the .prn file or Lino file directly to the print shop and they will burn a
negative from that. What I didn't mention on the web page is that the local
newspaper went all digital and "gave" me there $25,000 floor camera. All
computerized timing and the works. It's twice the size of a washing machine, has
a vacuum frame to suck the litho into place and will zoom into 0.5:1 to 4:1. It's
sitting in my garage right now and waiting for a rainy day for me to set it up. I
used it a few times and it's fatastic. Only problem is that if I don't do a lot
of shooting with it, the chemicals expire in a short time. Still, I can pump out
a positive, shoot it and develop it all within an hour and have my timeless
negative. They also gave me a roll of litho film to last a lifetime too. I'll
post a picture of it as soon as I get it out and make a permanent home for it.

Spehro Pefhany wrote:

>
> Nice site, Rick.
>
> Have you tried generating film directly by installing a Linotronic or
> whatever (I use a "whatever", Scantext) driver in your computer and creating
> a print file? Cost isn't much different and you skip the problems with
> anisotropic scaling that some laser printers have. Transporting the file
> used to be an issue if you didn't have a Zip drive, but these days it's
> easy to burn a CD or FTP the file to your local SB.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Spehro Pefhany

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