Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "mkravit" <mjkaia@k...> 
wrote:
> installation of the 
> ImagePrint 5 software is a snap. No problems installing as > > 
with the 
> earlier IP4 versions, at least not on a W2000 box. I have not 
> installed IP5 on my Mac G4 at home as of this date.


I did it today, and it  was a snap too after having done some 
settings  in the TCP/IP control panel. It worked right out of the box 
(with the old Cone inks btw)


> The dither of the old IP4 RIP would 
> result in banding when contact printed in palladium.

 I have experienced a banding problem with my PC version of IP 
4 after some minor upgrading procedures.  Though nozzle 
checks were perfect  I couldn´t get rid of the microbanding in the 
2/4 tones which hadn´t been there before upgrading. I went 
through the whole adjustment procedures of my 7500 machine, 
what was a real pain, and I did it two times.  Didn´t change the 
banding problem at all.

Today, after having installed IP5 on the MAC the 7500 prints as 
smooth as never before.
Quintessence:
1.:  I don´t blame the software, I don´t blame the printer, I blame 
myself, probably I messed something up during my IP4 
upgrading procedure, what caused the banding problem.
And 2. : the IP5 quad-dither is really *fantastique*.

The rest: dito Mike.

Best 
Bernd

> So far, I am very pleased with the ImagePrint 5 RIP. Absolutely 
no 
> dither, no banding, no dots, no grain, no digital artifacts. Just 
as 
> the company claims. My negatives are smooth as silk.
> 
> Please keep in mind that I am NOT printing with monochrome 
quads, but 
> rather Epson Durabrite Dyes on Pictorico OHP. Obviously a 
Pictorico 
> OHP profile is not provided, so I sent a calibration target on the 
> OHP to Colorbyte and look forward to it's return.
> 
> I am making my negatives with Dan Burkholders Color Table - 
Color 
> Density method. This method results in a negative that is 
> brown/orange in color. The color table values for the cmyk are 
> 0,55,55,0. I also have tired using all 6 colors to make a 
black/white 
> negative with excellent results. The reason for the orange color 
> negative is that this color acts to inhibit the passage of UV light, 
> thus a thin negative in reality exhibits a significantly higher 
> density range.
> 
> If the ImagePrint 5 RIP prints quads as well as it is my 
> monochromatic orange negatives, I think folks are going to 
jump off 
> of their seats. The total lack of dither and grain is amazing.
> 
> The interface seems very similar to the IP4 RIP. I have not had 
time 
> to explore all of the subtle changes. I will say that now being 
able 
> to print files created in the Photoshop .psd format is a 
welcome 
> convenience.
> 
> Regards
> Mike