Digital BW, The Print

HP do a 12 inkprinter, you can have quadtones plus 8 ink colour or 12 ink
colour. Only in 44" though.

Julian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Biggs" <abiggs@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 11:02 PM
Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Imageprint


> Not only would printing color and toned b&w from one printer be nirvana,
> but the possibility of printing b&w on glossy paper is really really
> tempting. And on archival inks.
>
> -Andy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tomoc [mailto:TomOC@...]
> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 3:59 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Imageprint
>
>
> 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
>
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