Digital BW, The Print

Bruce Kinch wrote:
> I asked if I could share his response with a couple of lists, and he
> replied "Please do."

from Robert L Krawitz letter:
>>> 4.3 offers direct control of the individual inks, but there's only one
>>> test application in the package that allows actually doing this (it's
>>> called a test pattern generator, but it's also capable of printing an
>>> image file in a special 16-bit format).  Unfortunately, none of the
>>> really juicy stuff is yet available on OS X; if you're willing to
>>> experiment with Linux, it can be done.


I find this info a bit confusing. When I first looked thru that developer
forum last week I had trouble isolation any info that shed light on the
matter... wise of you to contact Mr. Krawitz directly.

It sounds like the only way to print a CMYK file without the driver doing
any interpreting is thru a test pattern, and that that isn't available to OS
X.  Otherwise it is converting CMYK back to RGB and then doing it's process
like the Epson driver.

Without actually playing with it, I have had little luck finding direct info
that it will print my seperated CMYK file as such. Is it a true CMYK driver?
or is it still RGB with CMYK control only available thru a test.  Is this
worth an upgrade to Jaguar? That's all I'd really like to know..


>>> There's also a workflow Regis Rampnoux has devised for printing
>>> grayscale images from the GIMP, which is analogous to Photoshop.  You
>>> may be able to adapt his workflow.
>> 
>> This does sound interesting.

Perhaps like the workflows you are all familiar with.

The postscript capabilities, thru ghostscript are interesting.

Carolyn