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[Digital BW] Reliability of MIS VM bottle labeling

2002-09-16 by Paul Roark

>I just did a quick test by dipping strips into each 4oz bottle of a
>quad VM set prior to committing to a CIS.

I think it is difficult to tell the dark inks apart with this type of test.
It takes a more refined method than just dipping a piece of paper in the
ink.

>It looks like the K position is a little warm, whereas the C position
>is a blacker black.

I would think it is unlikely MIS would mis-label the black ink.  Do a smell
test.  The black ink will have a stronger solvent smell than the cyan ink.

>  Y is obviously the blue toning ink.

Correct for quad inksets, but hextone vm inksets use the magenta position
for the toner.

Paul
http://www.PaulRoark.com

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