Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Sören Lindqvist 
<soren.lindqvist@t...> wrote:
> SteveK
> 
>  
> 
> > No, Cone doesn't sell it anymore, but he was licensing from 
> Sundance, they are now selling ot themselves through a couple of 
the 
> online supply houses like Inkjetgoodies.com I've seen results from 
> bot IP5 and Sundance, and Sundance struck me as having a dither 
that 
> was much finer and less visible than the IP5. As far as I can 
tell, 
> IP5 controls the tonal range (and does a superb job of it) but 
> doesn't change the standard Epson microweave pattern at all. I've 
> been trying to get some input on that impression, but so far no 
one 
> has confirmed or contradicted it. <
> 
>  

 
> What kind of printer was it? 

The Sundance (old Piezo) samples I saw were from a 3000, which has 
even coarser a dot-pattern, but looked dot-less and very smooth with 
that driver.
The IP5 samples were from a 7500, and while the tonal control was 
very good, it seemed that some zones, mostly the mid-dark tones 
around 75-85% were gritty, like there were coarse black dots on top 
of smooth dark grey. That is exactly the problem I'm having with the 
Epson driver, I don't any reason to pay for IP5 if it won't solve 
that problem.

>>Are they still developing (future upgrades)
> the Sundance R9 RIP? IP5 seems to be good for the X600 printers 
but how
> are they working on the X500 printers?

I don't know if they will upgrade the software, but they are 
continuing to expand and hopefully improve their inks, so maybe they 
will
 

Steve