Digital BW, The Print

Tom,

Now that I have got the IP Demo working with my 2200, I find that the B&W
works fine - better than I can do with a good custom profile. However, the
color prints I have made are nowhere near as accurate as those I have made
with a custom profile (ProfilerPro/Colormouse/Artisan). So for me the
question is are the B&W prints worth the money for IP, the color prints
clearly aren't. IP's canned profiles presumably don't take into account the
printer variations we get with the cheaper printers.

Bob Frost.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Baker" <tbaker1328@...>


> I think that's a pretty fair assesment.  I elected the 'pay someone else
to do the work' approach.  I have a 9600 with Imageprint.  I don't regret it
at all.  If there is a perception that 'money is no object', then this a
good way to go.  (Actually, in my case, there was a difference of opinion in
the household on the 'money is no object' question, but the print quality
has helped smooth that over.)
>
> The ink/paper costs due to experimention have been very small.  When I
download a profile from Colorbyte (at no additional cost over the RIP
price), it is spot on, and I can use it immediately.  This due in part to
Colorbyte's quality, and the fact that there is almost no variation between
individual printers in the 9600 and 7600 line.  I was under the impression
that was also the case with the 2200, but some posts on here indicate that
might not be the case.  So, if you're thinking about the 2200, you might
want to independently verify that issue.