Digital BW, The Print

Just wanted to let people on the list know that the Inkjet Control Software
that some of us have been beta testing is now available from Bowhaus.  You
can contact the at software@... or at 323-937-8400

Details on the software are below...but quickly here's a summary.

Currently the below software is only available for Mac OS9, but it runs well
under classic.  Inkjet Control runs in both OS9 and natively in OSX.

Openprintdriver is a opensource free application which allows printing of
16-bit grayscale tif files to several different epson printers including
Epson 860, 1160,  1280, 2200, 7000 and 7500.  It uses custom profiles that
come with it and can be created by using the Inkjet Control software.

Inkjet Control is software for creating custom profiles.  It costs $199 and
works for all of the printers listed above.  It allows single channel
control of each ink channel, and thus you can put anything you like in any
of your ink channels.  Beta testers have been using Ultrachromes (2200)
Piezotone, MIS FS/FSN, MIS VM and MIS Ultra-quad inks in all kinds of
combinations with great success. For instance you can put 2 blacks, a couple
of grays and a toner or two in you machine and call them up at will. You
edit ink mixing with curves in the program.  You can import and export
curves as well.  It then has an advanced linearization function for fine
tuning recipes if you have a densitometer.  With a little work you can
produce the best quad profiles I've ever seen.  Perfect hilight and shadow
detail...fine tuned exactly to Ames curves for Gamma 1.8 or 2.2.  These
profiles can then be blended in the openprintdriver.  So you can have a warm
profile and cool profile and call them up in any percentage.

This software is really a dream come true for BW digital printmaker.

Robert

PS I was a beta tester but am not affiliated with Bowhaus.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: BowHaus Inc.
> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 5:23 PM
> Subject: InkJet Control Software
> 
> 
> BowHaus, Inc. Unveils InkJet Control Printmaking Software for Monochrome Fine
> Art Inkjet Printing
> 
> Los Angeles, CA - March 20, 2003 < BowHaus has announced a release date of
> March 24, 2003 for their new printmaking software.  InkJet Control is a
> printmaking application that was developed for quality conscious digital B&W
> Fine Art Printmakers that demand full control over their printer and media.
> Users of InkJet Control can use quadtone or hextone inks from different
> manufacturers and create their own unique profiles for popular Epson printers.
> 
> InkJet Control is a stand-alone application (not a plug-in) that frees the B&W
> printmaker from ³canned² profiles or RGB workflows. The printmaker can create,
> edit and save their own 16-bit profiles, which controls the tonal shape of
> each individual ink, dictating where each ink starts, stops and how the inks
> merge together. 
> 
> All of InkJet Control¹s profiles and rendering algorithms operate in 16-bit,
> over 65 million shades of gray, resulting in smoother gradations and
> transitions. InkJet Control supports both 8-bit and 16-bit single channel
> grayscale TIFF files.  8-bit grayscale files are internally converted to
> 16-bit during printing to take advantage of the 16-bit profiles and rendering
> algorithms.  
> 
> Another innovative and unique feature is the ³Blender² tool, a slider-type
> interface that allows the printmaker to mix two profiles together.
> Printmakers using sepia and cool toners (MIS VM Inkset) can use the Blender
> feature to instantly vary the hue from warm to cool.  Using a stock Epson 2200
> printer with UltraChrome inks, the printmaker can blend between supplied
> profiles to achieve custom toning effects from print to print instantly.
> 
> Printmakers with access to a densitometer can micro-tune each profile with
> InkJet Control¹s powerful 16-bit Linearization Engine.  Using densitometric
> readings from a printed target strip, the Linearization Engine removes ³bumps²
> and inconsistencies to create an ideal tonal curve.  The Linearization
> function also ensures consistent results despite minor variations found from
> printer to printer, different batches of ink or paper.
> 
> InkJet Control ships with a set of profiles and OpenPrintMaker, an open source
> printing utility which uses InkJet Control¹s innovative 16-bit ink/paper
> profiles and performs the actual printing.  The OpenPrintMaker utility
> currently supports the Epson 860, 1160,  1280, 2200, 7000 and 7500.   InkJet
> Control  is a MAC OS 9.x application that retails for $199.  A Windows and OS
> X version of InkJet Control will be announced soon.
> 
> For more information, contact BowHaus at 323-937-8400 (9am- 6pm PST) or email
> software@....
> 
> About BowHaus
> LA-based BowHaus, Inc. has been bringing high-end digital imaging to
> professional photographers since 1992, making them one of the first
> "all-digital" photo labs in the country. The company provides Crosfield drum
> scans for a broad range of users including: stock-photo companies, graphic
> designers, fine artists, museums and photographers seeking to digitally
> preserve their traditional photo archives. Digital output includes
> high-resolution LVT transparencies and negatives, Fujix prints, Iris pre-press
> proofs, wide-format NovaJet prints and Epson fine-art printmaking.
> 
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