Digital BW, The Print

Robert-

I spoke with them a couple of months ago and they were not willing to 
discount a second license at that time. I was also disappointed they 
started witht he 1280 printer and have nothing for the 1160...but 
that probably would change if it really lived up to hopes, one could 
upgrade the printers.

Let me just understand one very important thing...are you saying this 
is really a software solution that prints BW (profiled) prints that 
are as good as PIEZO or (Epson with Roark curves) and you are using 
the new 7 color Epson OEM inks???

If that is so, I would seriously look at it again... the nirvana of 
color and toned BW prints from the same printer could really be 
efficient... I had always thought the proposition still would require 
MIS or Piezo ink dedicated to BW prints and IP software just 
replacing PiezoBW...

thanks,

Tom O'Connell

TomOC@...
www.thomasoconnell.com



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Robert Morrison 
<rmorrison@p...> wrote:
> On 8/19/02 9:18 AM, "Martin Wesley" <mwesley250@e...> wrote:
> 
> > Are you personally using the desktop version?
> 
> Yes
> 
> > If so, are you satisfied that
> > it equals the performance of the large format version?
> 
> Yes
> 
> > I hear lots of
> > wonderful things about the IP4 and the 7000 but nothing good 
about the
> > desktop version. Will they really do profiles for the desktop 
version if you
> > send them targets or is that service for the wide format printers 
only?
> 
> Yes
> 
> > I am rather confused since they list support for Lyson, PiezoBW, 
MIS-FS and
> > MIS-VM but if you go to their download section only MIS-FS for 7 
papers are
> > listed for the 1270. 1280 and 1290 Epson's. This does not seem 
like a good
> > buy for $500. They have been promising support for all the quads 
but so far
> > it seems like hype and no delivery.
> 
> I believe that support for VM was hijacked by the new epson printer.
> Personally, I wouldn't use VM now that the ultracromes are out for 
toning.
> You can get from cool to sepia in a single ink set that you can 
also use for
> color.
> 
> There aren't a lot of profile made already...but they will make 
whatever you
> need...that's the key to imageprint.
>  
> > Then there is also this paragraph:
> > 
> > "IMAGEPRINT is purchased on a per printer basis rather than per 
computer.
> > Once the printer has been licensed, you can print to it from as 
many
> > different computers as you'd like using one copy of IMAGEPRINT. 
Printers can
> > be added at any time and no additional hardware is required. The 
same dongle
> > can be used to unlock an unlimited number of printers. To add a 
new printer,
> > simply purchase the additional license, and we'll provide you 
with a new
> > encryption key that will unlock IMAGEPRINT."
> > 
> > So I would need to spend $1000 for my two 1280's which is not very
> > attractive. They are making a mistake trying to sell to the 
desktop market
> > using the same marketing model they use to sell to service 
bureaus. Their
> > interest in the desktop printers seems pretty weak which also 
makes me
> > reluctant to get involved.
> > 
> No, the license is not nearly as much for the second printer.  Just 
speak
> with them directly...my guess is that you might be able to get a 
second
> desktop printer thrown in for free...but I'm not them.  I have three
> licenses that allow me to run two desktop printers and my 7000 at 
the same
> time...with good performance.
> 
> Robert