Digital BW, The Print

john eckenrode wrote:

>MIS recommends QTR or IJC/OPM on their website for
>using UT inks on a 2200. So I guess these systems do
>have some "inkset vendor/manufacturers support."
>
When did you last check that?

Here are the Quad Black Workflow related pages from their current site 
(changed 29 October 2003):

http://www.inksupply.com/index.cfm?source=html/workflow.html

http://www.inksupply.com/index.cfm?source=html/workflow_roark.html


The only mentions of QTR or OPM/IJC I can find on their site are:

"Recently, we produced some 2200 carts to work with the Bowhaus and 
Quadtone Rip software."

and under their 2200 UT cartridge listing:
"Note:    Bowhaus <http://www.bowhaus.com/inkjetcontrol> (Mac OS9) or 
Quadtone Rip <http://harrington.com/QuadToneRIP.html> (Mac OSX or Linux 
PC) is required for these Ultratone cartridges. Does not work with Roark 
workflow."

Keep in mind that Roark Workflows and neither QTR nor OPM/IJC are 
recommended or even mentioned  as options for the  pre 2200 printers I 
focused my commentary upon.

I DO expect that there will be Roark Curve style cartridges available 
from MIS for the 2200 in the foreseeable future.

I also expect that without a relatively short-term introduction (or 
until one) of a WinTel version of the Bowhaus offerings you won't see 
further Bowhaus oriented offerings from MIS or other  inkset 
vendors/manufacturers.

It may not be news anyone likes to hear but that's the current suttlebut 
around the industry..

> QTR is a labor
>of love on this list so jump in the water is warm.
>  
>
Agreed, and Roy (as well as all those on their list and this one who 
toss in their support) is owed a debt of gratitude by the Digital B&W 
community.  Let's just say that I clearly differ my position on Roy from 
my  reportage about what I hear around the biz regarding the Bowhaus 
offerings..

Anyone from Bowhaus is CERTAINLY ALWAYS welcome to correct me if what I 
hear about a WinTel version of their product is inaccurate...

 
Keith Krebs

"Just some guy," and caretaker of the Multiverse's largest EPSON printer 
User Community (highly recommended by Vogon Poets and MegaDodo 
Publications), at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EPSON_Printers/
 
"For the rest of you out there, the secret is to bang the rocks together 
guys"