Digital BW, The Print

Hi Mike,

I believe you misunderstood what I was responding to...partly because I left
a sentence in there that would have been better removed for clarity.  I was
specifically responding to the comment that the Piezo driver is nothing but
canned curves and profiles, and it is not.  That certainly doesn't preclude
any other methodology!

Regards,

Austin

> Austin,
>
> Not entirely correct, there are two other RIPS that will print in
> Grayscale
> and have their own dithering algorithm. Colorbyte ImagePrint 4 and Wasatch
> RIP. Wasatch has prfiled their system for MIS Inks, but has not publicly
> advertised it. They provide it as an add on to their existining customers.
>
> I was not referring to the dithering, but as usual you managed to pull my
> statement out of context. My concern with Piezography for my own
> use is that
> it has canned profiles and curves to obtain a certain look that the user
> basically has little or no control over. BTW, have you used the Piezo RIP?
> Not the Photoshop plugin, but the Pro RIP for the 7000 & 9000 machines?
>
> The results with a full featured RIP allow for a much greater degree of
> control of the inks.
>
> MIke
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 7:42 PM
> Subject: RE: [Digital BW] re: For Della On Shadows
>
>
> >
> > Hi Michael,
> >
> > > Most
> > > printers feel that they must have a pure blacka nd a pure
> white to have
> a
> > > fine or successful print. This just is not the case.
> >
> > I agree with that!
> >
> > > My biggest concern is that "Piezography" is only a driver and
> there are
> > > other alternatives that one can use obtain similar results. All
> > > that Cone is
> > > doing is providing canned curves and profiles.
> >
> > No, that's not true.  It is an entirely different dithering
> algorithm, and
> > your only other choice IS the Epson dithering algorithms (if you have an
> > Epson printer that is).  The dithering algorithm is entirely
> separate from
> > curves and profiles.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Austin
> >
> >
> >
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