Digital BW, The Print

Hello

I tried some experiments with PowerRIP 2000 V6.05 (the latest version at
http://www.iproofsystems.com) with my 1160 and 1290. Is this the same basic
software?

I have to say I was mightily unimpressed by the amount of banding and poor
highlights (big dots). I was using epson inks on the 1290 and Lyson SG on
the 1160. The rip was on a Mac running as a print server and used profiles
that give fine results using the epson driver.

I sent an email request for further information from the company and never
heard any more. Just as well they provide a demo version of the software...

If anyone is successfully using the s/w please let me know, I played around
with lots of settings, but none of the results even approached the standard
drivers.

Looking again at their website, I notice that they are about to supply a Mac
OSX 10.2 epson driver for Epson printers++, and what's more it will support
RGB  and CMYK output
(http://www.iproofsystems.com/iProofX/iProofXhomepage.htm)
Does anyone have any info on this?? Could this perhaps give certain other
non-epson drivers ( and their ink-sets) a run for their money?? :-))


bye for now   

Keith Cooper

Northlight IT Ltd
http://www.Northlight-IT.com




++printers supported

*Stylus Pro 10000 Photographic · Stylus Pro 10000 Archival · Stylus Pro 9500
· Stylus Pro 9000 · Stylus Pro 7500 · Stylus Pro 7000 · Pro 5500 · Pro 5000
· Stylus C80 · Stylus C70 · Stylus C60 · Photo 2000P · Photo 1290 · Photo
1280 · Photo 1270 · Photo 1200 · Photo EX3 · Photo EX · Photo 890 · Photo
880 · Photo 875DC · Photo 870 · Photo 820 · Photo 810 · Photo 790 · Photo
780 · Photo 750 · Photo 700 · Photo · Stylus Scan 2500 Pro · Stylus Scan
2500 · Stylus Scan 2000 · Color 3000 · Color 1520 · Color 1500* · Color 1160
· Color 980 · Color 900 · Color 900N · Color 900G · Color 880 · Color 860 ·
Color 850 · Color 850Ne · Color 800 · Color 800N · Color 777 · Color 760 ·
Color 740 · Color 740i · Color 680 · Color 640 · Color 600 · Color 500* ·
Stylus Color* · Color ll* · Pro XL+* · Pro XL* · Stylus Pro*.   
*Indicates non-USB supported printers.