1. A system comprising: an adaptive image improver to receive an input image to be printed and to improve said image generally to compensate for the differences between how an image sensor views an object and how the human visual system views said object; and a printer to generate a printout of said improved image at a faster print speed than that which would generate a printout of said input image, said improved image printout having at least the same visual quality level as said input image printout.