FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 11, 2004
Wasatch Announces Precision Stochastic Screens
Salt Lake City, UT - Wasatch Computer Technology has
announced a major breakthrough in producing great color with the release
of new halftoning technology called Precision Stochastic Screens. Already
known as the industry leader in print quality, Wasatch expects this
innovation to give users unprecedented results and to keep SoftRIP on top
for some time to come. When used with the associated calibration procedure,
this halftone option dramatically improves both print quality and RIP speed.
Precision Stochastic Screens eliminates the possibility of "stairstepping"
or "rainbowing" in the printing of subtle gradations. It also improves the
reproduction of all grays. Amazingly, this improvement is achieved with a
simultaneous increase in speed. With this method the speed of RIP'ing for
variable-dot printers is increased by 30%, and the speed for fixed-dot is
more than doubled.
“This improvement will increase print quality in just about every printing
process,” says Jay Griffin, Vice President at Wasatch. “It will be
particularly helpful for media types that have ink retention problems or
processes involving large dot gain such as dye sublimation.”
Because of these advantages, Precision Stochastic Screens will replace Digital
Mezzotint as the halftone method of choice for new imaging configurations in
Wasatch SoftRIP. It is a major advance over previous methods and further
extends Wasatch's competitive edge in both speed and image quality.
This new technology will be included in all Wasatch SoftRIP products beginning
with the June 7th engineering release. Users with current service contracts
are eligible for free upgrade to this engineering release and should contact
Wasatch directly to request.
About Wasatch Computer Technology
Wasatch Computer Technology, Inc., headquartered in Salt Lake City, is a
leading developer of software RIP and print management solutions for wide-
format digital printing, screen separations, textile, photographic, giclee
and other specialized processes in the digital printing markets.
Wasatch Computer Technology, Inc.
Phone: (800) 894-1544 and (801) 575-8043
Fax: (801) 575-8075
E-Mail: alison@wasatchinc.com
Website URL: www.wasatchinc.com
