Digital BW, The Print

> From: Jean-Marc Humbert [mailto:humbertjm@...]
>
> Could we expect in a next future that the Epson R800 (or a printer of
> the same family with larger outputs) could replace the Epson
> 2200/2100 for B&W prints (associated to dedicated RIP like
> ImagePrint)?
>
> I understand that the new Epson R800 is fully able to print on gloss
> papers but that unlike the Epson 2200/2100 there is no gray
> cartbridge.

With a 1.5pl drop size, there's probably little need for light black, or
light anything. And that avoids problems calibrating the transitions between
the light and dark inks.

Of course, if you drive it with a RIP, you can in theory put any colors you
want in any position, including C, M, Y, four shades of black, and the
overcoating. I expect someone will do exactly that in time.

I'm a little surprised that Epson hasn't generalized their ink assignments,
allowing a choice of different combinations of colors to be put into the
head positions. The only place they do something like this is in the 4000,
where you can put in dual CMYK for printing graphics at double speed, which
for me is a snoozer.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...