Johan Vromans <jvromans <at> squirrel.nl> writes: > Lilypond produces PostScript (or PDF) which means it has infinite > sharpness. It is the reproduction device that controls how the result > looks. If you use a professional quality printer the result will be > splendid. Maybe you can contact a real printer (not the copy shop at > the end of the street) and ask whether they can produce high qaulity > prints on manually factured sheets of paper.
Actually, the copy (and print) shop at the middle of the next street[1] produces quite magnifically sharp prints. That's not the problem. The problem is twofold: This print shop doesn't stock any cream-colored A3 paper which would be nice, and the finished sheet music is almost *too* sharp. So what I'm looking for is a bit more smudge, a bit of roughness, some printing artefacts. > Of course, if you want to feel the print you need to etch a plate and > use a real press. I don't think you get to "feel the print" in any literal sense with traditionally engraved scores -- the ink is in the depressions, remember... > But I'm sure that there are PostScript driven > etching devices for this purpose. Oh, I would guess so, although I'm sure I'd get as good results with a good print to transparent film and then photoetching. Perhaps even better. > Or maybe I'm dreaming as well . I sure hope dreaming is allowed on this list. :-) [1] there's no copy shop at the end of my street, but there are several printers of varying professionality, including a big newspaper printer, within five minutes' walk. -- Arvid _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user