The piece we're developing is a brochure - viewing distance is normal reading distance. Stochastic screening looks noticeably sharper for most types of images we're using. This isn't really a surprise. We've been using stochastic on a number of higher end catalogs for a sporting goods company over the past year and a half or so. Images with lots of detail really sing with stochastic. In the past, flesh tones and smooth gradients were problematic - taking on a mottled appearance in the worst cases. In fact, one customer pulled a project, and had the plates reimaged using traditional screening for this reason.
Dear Jeff
I am interested in knowing the stochastic screening system your printer is using. My understanding is that flat colours for example could be a problem, leading to some printers using a combination of FM and AM on pages where this was a difficulty. Examples using the Creo Staccato process and 10 micron dots show none of the these problems, and flesh tones and smooth gradients are fine.
Interesting project and I am particularly interested in the proofing solutions!
Cheers
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