Digital BW, The Print

I don't see the contradiction...it says it doesn't "dither dots LIKE a CMYK
driver does", it doesn't say it doesn't dither...of course it does!  It
doesn't mix the inks!


> I don't know what to make of that quote, it seems to contradict
> itself. They say they don't dither dots but also say the dots
> are tightly packed! It's gotta make dots, or some pattern to map
> pixels to firing nozzles. Perhaps you could call it
> screening, I've always seen it refered to as dithering in any
> discussion about drivers or RIPs.
> In the spirit of leaving the last few days behind, please don't
> hold me too responsible for what I've said when P.O.'d...
> Thanks Terry.
> Tyler
>
> > Tyler,
> >
> > This is taken directly from the Inkjetmall site:
> >
> > The Piezography BW driver changes radically the way the printer
> > prints.  The dots are packed as tightly as the print head will allow
> > from 1% to 100% black.  Instead of dithering dots like a CMYK driver
> > does - the volume of ink is changed to vary the ink density.
> >
> >
> > The above cut and paste job is from the site and my understanding of
> > how the Piezo B/W driver works also is in agreement with that. That
> > is what lead to my statement. Maybe we have a different meaning
> > of "dithering"? If so I would like to understand what you were trying
> > to say.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Terry