Xerox DocuColor 5252, Operator'S Manual

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DocuColor 5252 Operator Manual
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Grain/image size
The size of an original scanned image is also important to the
clarity of the output image. If an image is enlarged too much, the
grain of the image may become obvious, detracting from the
image quality. In digital photographs, the grain introduced by
scanning limits how large an image can be successfully enlarged.
The guidelines below show the maximum recommended
enlargement for a few standard sizes.
Getting the color you expect
Our eyes are sensitive enough to perceive thousands of different
colors in the spectrum of visual light, including many colors that
cannot be displayed on a color monitor. The color range, or color
gamut, that can be printed with dry ink/toner is even more limited.
Understanding the color gamut is especially important when you
compare how different technologies and output devices use light
to reflect color images with what we see on a printed page. As
colors move from the scanner to the screen to the press, they are
converted from one color model to another so you do not get in
print exactly the same colors you see on the screen.
For this reason, when you are designing for printed output, you
always need to think about what can be reproduced with dry ink/
toner on paper and not what you see on your monitor.
Original size Print size
4 x 5 inch 11 x 17
inch/A3
8 x 10 inch 24 x 36 inch