Digital BW, The Print

> > > What I meant be my original comment was; the way it puts down ink. It
> > > doesn't just let the ink flow onto the page, it still has the
> lay down
> > > dots. And the piezo driver vs. the Epson driver lays them down
> > > differently. The piezo black is not lighter because of mixing
> with the
> > > lighter inks (unless, maybe, it does so intentionally because of the
> > > profile. In which case they would be dithered together).
> >
> > THERE IS NO INK MIXING with these printers and inks.
>
> Austin, that was my point, completely, from the beginning.
> I think you forgot to read all of my post before responding. For
> instance, "In which case they would be dithered together" (ie, not
> mixed)
> You seem to be misunderstanding me a lot lately...    : )

My statement here was not disagreeing with anything said above...it was
emphasizing that inks are not mixed.  There has been discussion on this
issue previously.  I don't know what you do or don't understand about
dithering.  Some inks can be mixed, and that can be part of the dithering
algorithm...so you can have mixing AND dithering at the same time.

> ps. the settings you use (in the drivers) will determine, for one
> thing, the amount of ink the printers lay down. So what exactly is your
> definition of 100% black? I think dipping the paper in the black ink is
> probably your best bet, but you probably won't be able to get that from
> the epsons.

Not dithering, all nozzles providing ink to every dot within an area.