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RE: [Digital BW] Dmax and drivers was Getting perfect neutral prints from Epson 7600/9600 etc

2002-08-20 by Austin Franklin

> You could argue about how or why or whether or not it's a good thing,
> but not about the fact that it's happenning.
> Tyler

Hi Tyler,

I don't dispute it's happening.  I've really only printed with the Piezo
driver, save a few errant prints with the Epson driver, and I was aware that
people had said that the dMax of the Piezo driver wasn't up to that of the
Epson driver...but I never thought about why/how that could be.

It would be nice to know why driver writers believe it's the right thing to
do.  I'd believe they'd want to maximize the density range as much as
possible.  You can't "limit" the low end.  The image is already compressed
to fit into the ink's density range...and we all "complain" about dMax as an
issue with these inkjet printers...why limit the top end?

Regards,

Austin

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