Digital BW, The Print

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This could be good news, but I'm wondering about the software costs.

There is no way I'll be able to afford PixelPicasso ($1500).  I wonder 
if you'll be able to get similar results with the inks and QuadtoneRIP 2 
on Linux.  Am I right though?  All you should need is an ICC profile for 
the inks and you should be able to use them in any RIP right?  If so, 
how would you go about adjusting the tone?  Just tweak the inks in the RIP?

I'm installing Quadtone RIP 2 tonight on a redhat 9 box.  Hopefully I'll 
understand the situation a little better once I've played with it.

Clayton Jones wrote:

|Hellp Chip,
|
|>Where can I find more info on what this system is and how it works?
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|I have not found any information about it online yet.  As for how it
|works, I think it's the same technology that they've been selling for
|the 7600/9600.  When it was announced last May they said it would
|eventually be for the 2200 as well, so I suppose this is it.  Here is
|their web site:
|
|       http://www.bwguys.com/
|
|Here's the link to Inkjet Goodies, but I don't see anything there yet
|either.  But the R9 guy told me they were taking orders, so maybe it
|requires a phone call:
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|               http://inkjetgoodies.com
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|From viewing the sample prints I can say this:
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|* dot-free continuous tone
|* well-balanced gray scale ramp without any abrupt transitions
|* good shadow detail
|* dood Dmax (sample prints on EEM and PR)
|* warm to cool tone selectable
|* no metamerism
|
|
|Briefly, the system uses 7 inks: Black plus 3 warm grays and 3 cool
|grays, and they are mixed in various proportions to get the desired
|tone (example: 25% warm + 75% cool).  The mixtures can be specified
|for the high, middle, and low parts of the scale so you can, for
|example, have warm highlights and cool blacks.
|
|I have a screen shot of the interface and it looks very easy to use.
|There are 3 sliders for Low, Mid and High tones, each adjusting the
|warm/cool ratio.  They can be locked so they all move together.
|
|The R9 Corp. software is a PS plugin.  The SepTone inks are by
|SunDance and they claim 100 yr+ tested by RIT.
|
|I was told that the 2200 system will first be available with a CIS,
|and that by end of August they expect to have carts.  I don't know
|anything about the cost.
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|I'm going to cover parts of a print and let some bright light hit it
|for awhile to see if there is any fading or color shifting.
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|
|Regards,
|Clayton
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|Info on black and white digital printing at    
|http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
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