Created in China, the printing press revolutionized society before being further developed by Johannes Gutenberg and his invention of the Gutenberg press in Europe in the 15th century.
It is called offset because it does not directly transfer the ink to the paper. Because offset presses run so efficiently once set up, when larger quantities are required, offset printing is the best choice and provides accurate color reproduction and crisp , clean, professional-looking printing.
The HP Officejet Pro X Series can deliver high-quality professional documents at up to 70 pages per minute (ppm), making it the fastest desktop printer according to Guinness World Records, powered by HP PageWide Technology, the company's next generation inkjet platform.
No, unlike the ink used on inkjet printers, even if you leave them for a long time, toners from laser printers do not dry up. Laser printers need toner instead of ink, a fine powder that forms the text and images you print on the paper found in a toner cartridge.
FedEx-Kinkos is probably a pretty good bet if you don't have access to a local printer. Printing [black & white] on your own paper is also just about $0.10 per page! Some quantities of paper, including colored cardstock, are sold by most office supply stores (Office Depot, Staples).
Woodblock printing, which appeared in China before 220 AD, was the earliest known form of printing applied to paper. The movable type invented by Bi Sheng around 1040 AD and the printing press invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century are also later developments in printing technology.
The format can easily handle high resolution photos thanks to PNGs' high color depth. Since it is a lossless web format, however, file sizes tend to get very big. For the screen, PNG graphics are optimized. You could definitely print a PNG, but with a JPEG (lossy) or a TIFF file, you'd be better off.
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