Digital BW, The Print

I don't know about ImagePrint, but PowerRIP you just install, press
print, and select paper type and dpi... It's about as difficult to use
 as the standard epson driver. I haven't heard about the use of any
special profiler either, I just use the profiles that come with the
software.

I print the grayscale images as regular RGB, there are no special
settings for black and white.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "plnelson2003
<peter@s...>" <peter@s...> wrote:
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Seth Rossman" 
> <seth@m...> wrote:
> > They do let you download a demo and try it.  Having both
> > results in front of you seems to be valuable for what you
> > are doing.
> 
> IP has a demo version?  I thought it was the other RIP (that Dan 
> Staver was talking about that I ferget the name of) that has the demo 
> version and prints a watermark on your prints that has the demo.   I 
> though the deal with IP was that you can get your money back.  
> 
> Anyway, the problem with downloading and installing a whole RIP is 
> that to get the best results with a RIP you should also install a 
> profiler.  The cost and learning curve on those two tools (especially 
> th IP RIP, which allegedly has a lousy UI) means you could end up 
> spending a HUGE anount of time just learning the tool before you can 
> do a fair evaluation of it.   What if I invest a lot of time and 
> money and then find out it doesn't deliver the results?  It could be 
> the tool's fault, or it could be my fault but I would have no way to 
> tell.  It makes more sense to get a couple of sample prints - one 
> grayscale, one color but predominantly black-and-white subject 
> matter -  so I can tell what the tool can do in competent hands.
>   
> > =Any idea how well the IP RIP does with color prints that are 
> > =predominantly black and white and shades of gray, as far as 
> > =controlling metamerism on the 2200?