Digital BW, The Print

Sorry about your experiences, sounds frustrating. Just wanted to
relate mine as well.
Hope it all gets sorted out.
Tyler

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Baumbach"
<info@p...> wrote:
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tyler Boley" 
> <tyler@t...> wrote:
> > I have to counter this in every way, for quads StudioPrint is
> > spectacular. 
> 
> Be it, I tested SP with the Ultrachromes inks.
> 
> > I'm using it with a 9600 and Cone inks. None of the
> > settings you mention below are correct, so it's no wonder you had
> > disapointing results. 
> 
> The variable dot settings are the settings that came with the canned 
> print environments. So I thought they should work at least...Nobody 
> told me that these settings were "not correct", even the tech support 
> did not mention it after several phone calls where we discussed the 
> problems extensively.
> 
> > Ultra Micro is only relevent to 2880 printing,
> > the variable settings are not used for quads. 
> 
> You CAN select Ultra Micro AND 1440 dpi ! If the 
> recommended "variable" dot size is not working so what would you 
> select next, if micro dot size shows dots in the highlights ? A 
> complex piece of software that does not help the user to avoid 
> disastrous settings is less than standard.
> 
> > Stochastic screening is amazing.
> 
> May be, but again there are many other screening settings that simply 
> do not produce a smooth tone. Are these settings for poster printing ?
> 
> > I briefly printed some color things while waiting for quad carts 
> with
> > the supplied environments and profiles, also excellent, with special
> > Epson screening available for the special 7600 and 9600 drivers for 
> color.
> 
> The "special Epson screening" is the old HTM driver, I guess ? 
> 
> > My results are very different from yours, it's a complex piece of
> > software and settings need to be nailed down. Ergosoft people are 
> very
> > accesable to help with all of this as well.
> 
> "I have to counter this in every way". I really gave SP a chance 
> because I wanted this quad black ink thing but neither the people 
> from Ergosoft could help me solving the obvious problems nor they had 
> a 7600 printer to test !! After a while Ergosoft Switzerland 
> concluded that they indeed might have a problem with some settings 
> and they will fix it and keep me posted. I have never heard a word 
> again since then. Now it is 6 weeks later. 
> 
> 
> Peter