Digital BW, The Print

Martin,

Thank you very much for the info. You answered another question that 
I was going to ask before I could ask it. Do you work for one of 
those 900 numbers? <g>

I am going to attempt to jerry-rig some available bases and inks to a 
tone that I like. I REALLY REALLY need to quit tinkering!!

Terry

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Martin Wesley" 
<mwesley250@e...> wrote:
> 
> ConeTech has released the driver for the 1280 which can be 
downloaded 
> for free if you have Version 6.0. The download also includes an 
> upgrade for the 1200 Piezo driver which gives a smoother and more 
> even tonal ramp. The inks are not quite ready for shipment but they 
> expect to begin very shortly.
> 
> http://www.inkjetmall.com/store/ts/index.html
> 
> I have test run the 1280 Piezo driver with the MIS VM inks 
installed 
> so I can't comment about print tonality but I do note that in terms 
> of banding and window screen it is a vast improvement over my 1200. 
> This is likely more of an individual printer-to-printer issue than 
a 
> software issue. The print quality of the 1200 when set to "Best" in 
> the Piezo driver is equivalent to the 1280's "Good" in terms of 
> microscopic banding.
> 
> I measured some print times for an 7x10 image on an 8.5x11 sheet:
> 
> 1200 Piezo "Best" - 7 min. 42MB print file
> 1280 Piezo "Good" - 4 min. 22MB print file
> 1280 Piezo "Better" - 8 min 55MB print file
> 1280 Piezo "Best" - 23 min 105MB print file
> 1280 Epson Driver 1440 - 13 min 149MB print file
> 1280 Epson Driver 2880 - 21 min 149MB print file
> 
> I gather that on the 1280 the Piezo "Good", "Better" and "Best" 
> settings are linked to the incremental feed advances associated to 
> the 720, 1440 and 2880dpi Epson resolution settings.
> 
> I do not see any difference between the Piezo "Better" and "Best" 
> setting or the Epson 1440 and 2880 on this 35mm Tmax 400 image. 
This 
> is fortunate since a 20+ print time for an 8x10 doesn't appeal much.
> 
> Sharpness appears to be identical in this trial between the Piezo 
and 
> Epson drivers on the 1280.
> 
> If you are wondering, MIS VM with the Piezo driver gives a split 
> toned print with warm shadows and highlights, and blue mid-tones.
> 
> Martin