[Qgis-user] Large Format Printing (A0)

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Hi

On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 9:16 PM, Alex Mandel <tech_dev at wildintellect.com> wrote:
> Tim Sutton wrote:
>> Hi All
>>
>> Does anyone have any experience using large format (A0) printers with
>> FOSSGIS software (QGIS, GRASS, etc.). Do you have any stories to tell
>> about what works and what doesn't? And do you have any suggestions about
>> suitable makes and models of printers to use?
>>
>> Thanks for your input!
>>
>> Regards
>>
> Even with proprietary apps, I always create a ps of pdf file before
> sending to the plotter. I have yet to meet a graphic intensive program
> that doesn't require this, in order to have sane printing times free of
> errors.
>

Yup good advice thanks.

> That said HP Designjet 5500, 8000, 10000 models are quite common amongst
> GIS shops I know. Although my suspicion is that the Epson plotters could
> be quite good I never managed to convince a government shop to buy one
> because they had a contract in place with HP already (Even if the HP sucked)

I'm wasnt very clear in my first email in that I want the printer to
work under a linux-only environment. I guess this is the case with
DesignJet devices?

Regards


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