Digital BW, The Print

Bjorn,

I am using the IP4 RIP on my Epson 7000. IMO, the IP4 RIP prints as well 
if not better than the Piezo RIP. I like the shadow detail and detail 
separation with the IP4 RIP. This may be a personal preference and 
highly subjective. To bolster my opinion, last Saturday I had a friend 
come over who with 3 images printed on the Piezo driver.  We then 
printed the same images from his CD on my 7000 with the ImagePrint 4 
RIP.  There was no comparison, the Piezo prints looked dull, lifeless, 
and weak in the mid-tones and shadow details.

This is not to say that people do not make wonderful prints with the 
Piezo driver, as they do and I did, but for my money, and my liking the 
IP4 RIP is outstanding. You should look at both RIP's and examine the 
dither patters as they are different, then make a decision.

Mike



On Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at 02:02 PM, bjornaagedk wrote:

> I have read so much good about the Imageprint 4 Rip, and
> consider to buy one for my Epson 7000 to use with MIS FS / FS-N
> inks.
>
> Have any of you compared the results from the Piezo plugin with
> the output from Epson 7000/Imageprint 4 ??
> Is Imageprint really as good as Piezo (no dots, smooth tones
> etc.) ?
>
> Do you know if the Imageprint 4 is ready for Mac ?
>
> How much does Imageprint 4 cost for Eps.7000 ?
>
> Bjorn
>
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