FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 19, 2004
Océ LightJet® 500XL Successfully Meets Print Challenge of Giant Gigapixel Digital Photo
Chicago, IL, Feb.19, 2004 Océ, a global leader in digital document
management and delivery solutions, today announced that the Océ LightJet
500XL large format photo laser printer was used to print one of the highest
resolution, most detailed, stitched digital images ever created. No other
photo laser printer has been able to print the file, which was offered to
select large format digital photo printer manufacturers by photographer Max
Lyons of Washington, D.C. The print was on display in the Océ booth at the
recent Photo Marketing Association (PMA) annual convention in Las Vegas, NV.
According to Lyons, the image of Bryce Point in Bryce Canyon National Park
consists of 196 separate photographs taken with a 6 megapixel digital camera
and then stitched together into one seamless composite. The final image is
40,784 by 26,800 pixels in size and contains 1.09 billion pixels, which is
slightly more than a gigapixel. Excluding the military and scientific
sectors, it is believed to be the first ever gigapixel-sized photographic
digital image. For more information on the image, visit
http://www.tawbaware.com/maxlyons/gigapixel.htm.
The final print size is just under 12 feet by 8 feet. It was imaged at a
1:1 ratio (pixel-for-pixel) with no interpolation from a 3GB RGB TIFF file
using Onyx Graphics' PosterShop® 6.0 Color Production Software to drive the
Océ LightJet 500XL printer. Processing and transfer time using a Dell®
XEON® 1.8GHz computer running Windows® XP Pro took 45 minutes and print time
at 300 dpi took 26 minutes for the entire image, which was printed in two
sections onto Kodak® Ultra Endura® F Surface paper.
About the Océ LightJet 500XL Large Format Photo Laser Printer
The Océ LightJet 500XL printer is the first photo laser printer to go
superwide -- up to 76 inches -- making it the ideal output device where high
quality, high throughput, and low consumables costs are required. The Océ
LightJet 500XL is a continuous-tone device, producing displays with an
apparent resolution of 4,000 dpi. It is also fast -- a typical full-sized
print is imaged in under 8 minutes (at 200 addressable dpi). Océ LightJet
500XL prints are ideal for oversized applications where seaming is not
desired, such as backlit graphics, tradeshow displays, point-of-purchase
posters and fine art photography.
About Océ
Océ is a leading provider of digital document management technology and
services. The company¹s solutions are based on Océ¹s advanced software
applications that deliver documents and data over internal networks and the
Internet to printing devices and archives -- locally and around the world.
Supporting the workflow solutions are Océ digital printers and scanners,
considered the most reliable and productive in the world. Océ also offers a
wide range of display graphics, consulting and outsourcing solutions.
Netherlands-based Océ N.V. (NASDAQ: OCENY), with a workforce of more than
22,000 people and 2003 revenues of $3.0 billion, maintains research and
manufacturing centers in the Netherlands, the United States, Germany,
France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, and Japan. Océ¹s North American
headquarters is located in Chicago with major business units in Chicago; New
York City; Boca Raton, FL; San Jose, CA; Salt Lake City; and Coventry, RI.
North American revenues were $1.2 billion for fiscal 2003, and employment is
currently 9,100. For more information about Océ, visit www.oceusa.com.
Outside the U.S., consult www.oce.com.
"Océ LightJet" is a registered trademark of Océ Display Graphics Systems,
Inc. "Onyx PosterShop" is a registered trademark of Onyx Graphics, a
division of Océ Display Graphics Systems, Inc. All other product and
company names are trademarks or registered trademarks and are the property
of their owners and are respectfully acknowledged.
Océ North America, Inc.
5450 N. Cumberland Ave.
Chicago, IL 60656
Phone: 312-714-8500
E-Mail: kelli.ramirez@dgs.oceusa.com
Website URL: www.oceusa.com
