Digital BW, The Print

Todd,

Thanks for remembering to cover the people who want or need good 
glossy output. A good decision matrix too.

I changed the subject line to "Getting Started" since it really 
should be broader than a Piezo vs. MIS decision. Need to work the 
color ink sets into the decision path too.

You and Steadman have laid out two recommendations. I would like to 
get more people to do the same; combine them into one text file and 
then post it in the files section. Then when the question gets asked 
next we can just refer people to that file and say read this first 
and then ask questions. Perhaps we can do this without debating the 
merits of each person's recommendations but simply post them all and 
let the reader make up their own mind?

Martin


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Todd Flashner <tflash@e...> 
wrote:
> on 10/1/01 12:34 AM, Martin Wesley wrote:
> 
> > As I said, I am uncertain at this point as to what to recommend to
> > newcomers (the vast majority of them will be desktop users) 
between
> > Piezo and MIS solutions as a starting place.
> 
> I break it down along what can't you live with, and what can't you 
live
> without.
> 
> If you can't live without glossy papers and/or high dmax go 
Spectratones.
> 
> If you can live with matte papers, Piezo color and cost, go Piezo 
software
> and inks, or Piezo software and FS inks (BTW, has anybody tried to 
print
> Tyler's Zees with the Piezo driver and FS inks?).
> 
> If you can't live with Piezo's color and/or cost try MIS VT.
> 
> If you can't live without deep hues, like sepia, or need to use one 
printer
> for color and BW go with MIS, or Generations, or Cone color 
pigments.
> 
> I think clogging is likely printer, dirty carts, or location 
(altitude,
> humidity, temperature changes, etc.) dependent. Too many people 
have good
> results with all inks for it to be ink specific.
> 
> Todd