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The LightJet 5900 is the "state of the art" digital printer on the market today. It is not an inkjet printer!

It accepts RGB tiff files and exposes conventional photo materials with Red, Green & Blue lasers. There is no optical degradation or light fall-off as is the case with conventional enlargers. Astonishingly sharp & vivid colors are achieved from 150 dpi files through interpolation algorithms that are superior even to Photoshops' industry standard.

Output options are single images of any size up to 50" square or panels of 48" x 96". Panels can be tiled to produce stunning displays, far superior to Inkjet in both resolution, color purity and longevity.

Setting up Files for the LightJet 5900

1. All vector files (ie. Quark Express, Illustrator, etc.) will incur a $15 RIP charge per file.

2. All image (raster) files should be set to RGB, TIF format. Convert Grayscale or CMYK images to RGB. This will save you a $5 color conversion charge.

3. Scan quality supplied from outside vendors CANNOT BE GUARANTEED. The file must be run as a proof then color corrected (if necessary). This can be an additional charge. Please inquire about additional charges if your image was not scanned at DLS Imaging.

4. Place images into vector documents at 100%. When building the document, build it to the same size or half size of the final output (ie. 150 dpi or 300 dpi at desired final size). Scan images to the desired size at 150dpi or the equivalent percentage (example: if the image is being placed into a half size document, scan to 300)

5. Please request a Pantone reference chart from us if you are using Pantones in your document.

6. Do not use transparent Tiff files in Quark Express.

7. Blends and gradation in Vector files can generate "stepping" or "jaggies". This can be decreased or eliminated by increasing the steps between the colors. Freehand defaults to 25 - this should be increased to a minimum of 256 or 512, depending on the distance being covered. The LightJet 5000 uses a 36-bit color space and will show even subtle changes in color.

8. We strongly suggest your monitor should be calibrated using one of the many software packages on the market today. If you don't have a calibrated monitor you can set your monitor to our color management system. Please request a target print and digital file. Using Adobe Gamma, set your Gamma to 1.8 (for Mac) or 2.2 (for PC), and set your white point to 5500 Kelvin. Try to adjust your monitor so the target print and digital file on your monitor match each other. Note: PC monitor calibration is problematic and lacks accuracy, especially on Windows 95 and NT.

9. Avoid rotating images in vector files; this creates unnecessary load on the RIP.

10. CMYK documents should be set-up exclusively in that color space. Do not mix RGB with CMYK, as this will produce undesirable results in the final output. Likewise for documents set-up using RGB color space.

11. Try to avoid the use of small type (6~point or less). When the file is anti-aliased there may not be enough line weight to hold on the final output.

1. All vector files (ie. Quark Express, Illustrator, etc.) will incur a $15 RIP charge per file.

2. All image (raster) files should be set to RGB, TIF format. Convert Grayscale or CMYK images to RGB. This will save you a $5 color conversion charge.

3. Scan quality supplied from outside vendors CANNOT BE GUARANTEED. The file must be run as a proof then color corrected (if necessary). This can be an additional charge. Please inquire about additional charges if your image was not scanned at DLS Imaging.

4. Place images into vector documents at 100%. When building the document, build it to the same size or half size of the final output (ie. 150 dpi or 300 dpi at desired final size). Scan images to the desired size at 150dpi or the equivalent percentage (example: if the image is being placed into a half size document, scan to 300)

5. Please request a Pantone reference chart from us if you are using Pantones in your document.

6. Do not use transparent Tiff files in Quark Express.

7. Blends and gradation in Vector files can generate "stepping" or "jaggies". This can be decreased or eliminated by increasing the steps between the colors. Freehand defaults to 25 - this should be increased to a minimum of 256 or 512, depending on the distance being covered. The LightJet 5000 uses a 36-bit color space and will show even subtle changes in color.

8. We strongly suggest your monitor should be calibrated using one of the many software packages on the market today. If you don't have a calibrated monitor you can set your monitor to our color management system. Please request a target print and digital file. Using Adobe Gamma, set your Gamma to 1.8 (for Mac) or 2.2 (for PC), and set your white point to 5500 Kelvin. Try to adjust your monitor so the target print and digital file on your monitor match each other. Note: PC monitor calibration is problematic and lacks accuracy, especially on Windows 95 and NT.

9. Avoid rotating images in vector files; this creates unnecessary load on the RIP.

10. CMYK documents should be set-up exclusively in that color space. Do not mix RGB with CMYK, as this will produce undesirable results in the final output. Likewise for documents set-up using RGB color space.

11. Try to avoid the use of small type (6~point or less). When the file is anti-aliased there may not be enough line weight to hold on the final output.