Digital BW, The Print

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From: "Sue Tallon" <suetallon@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 6:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Piezo vs. IP5 RIP

> However I am kind of a perfectionist...

I can relate to that. ;-)

> B.  IP5 RIP - expensive (sort of) and mixed reviews for Mac as well as
> little documentation...ie "it's difficult." That scares me. I can't handle
> endless toying with no support. Will still need the custom profiles.

I'm on a windows machine, but my experience has been that there is a very
sharp learning curve.  Once you're past that though, there is no endless
toying -- it really is quite easy to use.

There doesn't need to be such a painful initiation.  If Colorbyte would
simply write better documentation, things would improve dramatically.  When
I have used their support, they were excellent though.  There is also an
ImagePrint group on Yahoo now with about 200 members.

ImagePrint includes the profiles and there are *many* available for the
2200.  Check their ftp download area.  Plus, they will create custom
profiles for you free of charge.  I don't know if that offer extends past
the free support or if it requires a support contract.  Someone last year
posted that the free profiling was available beyond the initial support
timeframe, but I haven't tested that theory.

I'm convinced that IP is the best B&W printing solution out there for the
2200 at this point and is the only one that I've seen solve the metamerism
problem in B&W printing.

You might want to wait until after PMA to see what else is offered before
deciding though.

--Tom