Digital BW, The Print

> > > You should be able to get good results with an Epson 2200, Epson
ink 
> > > and one of the software packages such as ImagePrint. You could buy

> > > the Piezo or R9 plug-in and print well using one of the 8 ink sets

> > > available that work with the software (4 Piezotone, 2 MIS Full 
> > > Spectrum and 2 from Sundance). You can also get great prints using

> > > MIS Variable Mix or UltraTone inks with the Epson driver and Paul 
> > > Roark's RGB separation curve workflow. The new Sundance Septone
inks
> > > with their Pixel Pixasso rip do a great job.
> > I don't think any of these, except Imageprint, are available for the

> > 2200 just yet.  (?)
> There are some other RIP's and software solutions to improve 
> B&W output from the 2200 with the Epson inks. Also, MIS has 
> the Ultratones for 7-color printers for sale and supporting 
> software is just now becoming available for some printers. I 

There are other RIP's available, but you mentioned the Piezo or R9
plugins with a selection of 8 inksets. None of them exist for the 2200.
And the Ultratone inkset is designed for 6-color printers, not 7. Like
I've mentioned in other posts you can make the Ultratones work in a
2200, but only on matte papers, and there are no existing workflows
designed for this combination, so you have to make your own.

There aren't any virgin empties available either, which means refilling
with different inksets can be problematic. I just noticed that MIS
announced their empties for 7600/9600 printers, and with self resetting
2200 chips already available I can't imagine 2200 empties being that far
away either.

> don't know when they will get to the 2200 though. Sundance/R9 
> has their 7-ink system available for the 7600 and 9600. Not 
> sure what Inkjetmall/Conetech plans for the 2200. Hopefully 
> we will see some of these reach the market this summer.

Agreed, I'm looking forward to hear their announcements.


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Daniel Staver
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