Digital BW, The Print

PowerRIP doesn't make any more fantastic prints than the regular Epson
driver, in fact the dithering is slightly more coarse so staying with
the Epson driver would have been preferrable. However, it specifically
fixes the problem with metamerism on the 2100 which is a highly wanted
feature for those of us who own that printer. I have no idea whether
this still holds true for the 1280. Because the 1280 doesn't have a
light black I doubt it.

The best settings on my 2100 are to use 'Postscript color management'
when printing from photoshop and setting 2880dpi and Archival Matte
paper with matte black ink (assuming you're using that combination) in
the driver. Other than that I make no special adjustments. I made a
curve that I find useful for matching a 21 step wedge to a reference
card, but for real pictures I usually don't use it.

The MIS inks will probably give you the best prints though.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com,
peter.bongard@t... wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I've read several times that there is a program called "Powerrip" that
> makes fantastic prints. What exactly is it? I've downloaded the demo
> and don't know what to do with it. I want to print B/W with my Epson
> 1280, so is this a driver for my printer or what? What are its
> advantages in comparison to the original drivers? I'm also planning to
> order the MIS Hextone ink. I've read that I need certain workflows for
> them (John Woolf etc.). Does Powerrip make this step unnecessary? And
> finally... can you suggest me some settings for a newbie in powerrip
> that will get the best out of my printer and paper (epson archival
> matte)?
> 
> Thanks a lot!
> 
> Peter