Digital BW, The Print

While there is consensus that 16-bit K7 improves on K3 in general it 
would surprise me if 16-bit K7 isn't over the top considering the actual 
resolution + tone reproduction of the best paper coatings we have. To 
what value either on 16-bit or on grey inks could it be reduced to match 
best print quality possible? Is an 8-bit K7 already beyond that quality 
(now), couldn't a 16-bit K4 printer be equal then? Not to mention 
droplet sizes and weaving structures. It isn't just Shilesh who asks 
those questions.

Prints in hand count but subjectivity then also creep in. If smoothness 
compromises acutance the observers may split in two groups and both are 
right. Pixel peeping has been criticised for good reasons but at the 
same time digital photography made enormous progress due to the 
technical improvements that gave us more and better pixels. I have not 
seen MTF charts of inkjet papers/inks/printers, maybe it is time for a 
practical solution to get that kind of information on the table.

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Met vriendelijke groeten,   Ernst

Try: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wide_Inkjet_Printers/

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