Digital BW, The Print

I will shortly receive a copy of ImagePrint 5.  Shipment has been 
delayed because some optimisation for Matte black ultrachrome ink.  
I'll be trying that out for B&W output on a 7600 with Ultrachromes, 
and a 7000 with PiezoTone B&W selenium inks.

I'll get back to the group with my subjective impressions in a couple 
of weeks.
--
Quentin

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Robert Morrison 
<rmorrison@p...> wrote:
> On 8/23/02 1:59 PM, "tomoc" <TomOC@s...> wrote:
> 
> > 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.
> 
> They have no plans to support 4 color printers for BW work.
>  
> > 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???
> 
> No, Imageprint is good with the ultrachromes, but it does not give 
you
> Imageprint/quad ink performance...but it will certainly be good 
enough for
> many people...particularly if they want to print glossy or pearl 
prints.
> The problem is quite simple...the ultrachrome light grey is too 
dark and
> thus the hilights are not as smooth as quad prints.
> 
> > 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...
> 
> The warm toned imageprint BW/Ultrachrome print that I saw was not 
too good,
> the shadows were badly compressed, the neutral print looked good
> though...but it should be possible to get good toned prints.
> > 
> Robert