This may be answering a question no one has asked yet, but Trekker got me thinking.<div><br></div><div>When I printed Jonathan Ley's CDT maps, I tried different papers, different printing settings, different programs, and even different computers! They all made a difference in what came out of the printer, so the experimentation really paid off in getting the most fine detail out of my not-so-fine printer. Also, the instructions on Jonathan Ley's site were very helpful. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Here are my notes to give you a flavor for what I did. The specifics aren't so important.</div><div><br></div><div><div># Printed from iMac MT1 using Preview, default settings -- normal print quality -- and using the normal paper. Topo lines are a little spotty. Tiny writing, like peak elevations, is hard to read, esp. for my old eyes.</div>
<div>Buy and try better paper, like HP Presentation Paper. It is supposed to improve small details.</div><div># Printed from iMac MT1 using HP Photosmart Print, US Letter paper setting, best print quality, normal paper. Quick printing. Print quality noticably worse than Preview.</div>
<div># printed from iMac MT1 using Preview, best quality, normal paper. Very slightly better than Preview normal quality. Even slower printing.</div><div># printed from macbook MT2 using Preview, normal quality, HP Presentation Paper Matte. Looks about the same as preview normal normal.</div>
<div># printed from macbook MT1 using Preview, normal quality, normal paper but HP Presentation Paper Matte as selected paper</div><div># printed from macbook MT1 using Preview, best quality, normal paper. print speed ok. looks so so.</div>
<div># printed more from macbook. None look as good as iMac normal qual, normal paper.</div><div># printed from iMac MT1, preview, normal quality, normal paper.</div><div># printed from iMac MT1, preview, normal quality, HPP paper. Excellent quality! Slow printing.</div>
<div># printed from iMac MT1, preview, draft quality, HPP paper. bad quality</div><div># printed from iMac MT1, preview, best quality, HPP paper. Excellent. Not really better than normal quality.</div><div># printed from macbook, preview, normal quality, normal paper, 25% scaling. bad quality.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Happy printing,</div><div><br></div><div>Reason</div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 12:03 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Trekker4@aol.com">Trekker4@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div style="font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial">
<div> I print anyone's maps on both sides of 24-lb
paper,;dip them in Thompson's Waterseal, to reduce moisture damage (The paper
mostly won't dissolve at all; water beads to some extent; allowing it to be
wiped off quickly without damage to ink jet printing.) and dry them on a
clothesline with clothespins for at least 6 hours above 60 degrees. If the pages
get wet for very long, they will be damages; the Waterseal just slows the time
to bleeding ink; of course, if you use a color laser printer, the bleeding
problem goes away, but the dissolving problem remains.</div>
<div> The weight doesn't matter. You have to carry the
maps, but I only carries the maps needed between resupply stops. If
you don't get boxes mailed to you at every stop, you'll have to figure out
another solution.</div>
<div> Lastly, Windows 7 has a built in photo fix
capability. It will enhance .gif files, whereas Photoshop Elements Starter won't
recognize the .gif files. JLey's CDT maps gain better contrast and readability.
I don't know if Halfmile's .pdf maps can be enhanced or not; they may not need
it.</div>
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<div><font lang="0" size="2" face="Arial">Bob "Trekker"
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Texas<br><br>"Government cripples you, then hands you a crutch and says, 'See,
if it wasn't for us, you couldn't walk.' " -- Harry Browne<br><br>"If you think
health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when its free."
-- P J O'Rourke<br><br>
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<div>In a message dated 3/9/2011 9:12:02 P.M. Central Standard Time,
<a href="mailto:jimbravo2@gmail.com" target="_blank">jimbravo2@gmail.com</a> writes:</div>
<blockquote style="border-left:blue 2px solid;padding-left:5px;margin-left:5px"><font style="background-color:transparent" color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial">Does
anyone know the approx. weight of Halfmile's maps (2-sided<br>printing) for
the whole trail? The thickness of the paper used is a<br>factor, so please
include that if you know
it....<br><br>Thanks,<br>Jim<br>_______________________________________________<br>Pct-L
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