Digital BW, The Print

Uh, Brilliant Graphics owns the Heidelberg.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Greg" 
<dfaprinting@...> wrote:
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "kalebtreuman" 
> 
> 
> > I forwarded this to Focus Publishing. Here is his response:
> > 
> > "Straight Stochastic screening can yield interesting results in 
> > certain cases (bright, bold scenes) but not in others (subtle 
> tones, 
> > flesh, etc).  It is also still an unstable screening due to the 
> vast 
> > number of variables that can make a stochastic job great...or not 
> so 
> > great. Brilliant Graphics' screening is a hybrid screen that 
> utilizes 
> > a 300 line conventional screening over the broadest range of the 
> > scale.  However, where conventional screening can fall off the 
> scale 
> > (upper hilights and lower shadows) BG's screening turns into 
> > stochastic – thus the name "Hybrid Screening."  This screening is 
> an 
> > exclusive Heidelberg technology developed by Dr. Hell – the 
> > grandfather of scanning/digital screening. Focus Publishing not 
> only 
> > offers you a higher quality printing than Hemlock and Dual 
> Graphics, 
> > some of the few printers in the US that offer this printing 
> service, 
> > but we do it for nearly half the price."
> >
> 
> If they run it properly and have the complete Heidelberg workflow, 
it 
> should be a very nice print. Though looking through 
> focuspublishing.net and lodimapress.com I find nothing about owning 
> or using a Heidelberg press. Might be worth contacting Heidelberg 
to 
> find out who is using one of their digital presses. Might find one 
> close to home that you can use.
>