Digital BW, The Print

Hello Frank,

Can you describe how qualitatively the 1160 Piezo prints are better 
than the 2200?

Regards.

Shilesh

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "culturalvisions 
<fmward@h...>" <fmward@h...> wrote:
> When I talked to Epson Tech Support they said that the new RIP 
> showed no difference in b/w printing compared to the standard 
> 2200 driver.   ETS said there was  no consideration in improving 
> b/w performance when the RIP was designed.
> 
> I have the Image Print RIP with the 2200 and the Piezo system 
> with the 1160.  The IP RIP is technically cleaner with great 
> rendering of shadow detail and consistent highlight 
> containment.  BUT I think the 1160 Piezo looks better.  Even with 
> the color variations allowed by the IP RIP the Piezo is more 
> pleasing to the eye.  ALSO the 1160 Piezo system has a finer dot 
> pattern than the 2200 IP RIP.  
> 
> There is almost no metamerism with the IP RIP, I believe, 
> because there is no yellow ink.  This has probably been stated 
> before.  
> 
> Frank
> 
> http://www.photoeye.com/frankward
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Vincent 
> Orlando <orlandovl@h...>" <orlandovl@h...> wrote:
> > 
> > Didn't look at any non rip prints. He was testing the rip to see 
if 
> > it would in fact print dead neutral-which it did
> > 
> > Vinny
> > 
> > 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, 
> "plnelson2003 
> > <peter@s...>" <peter@s...> wrote:
> > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, 
> "Vincent 
> > Orlando 
> > > <orlandovl@h...>" <orlandovl@h...> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > Geo DeWolfe is the editor at large for Camera Arts mag 
> and has
> > > > been testing the Epson 2200 with Epson Rip. Those are 
> the
> > > > prints I looked at.
> > > > Dead Neutral
> > > 
> > > And could you see the metamerism in the non-RIP prints?