Digital BW, The Print

The problem, I'm betting, is printer-to-printer variation. Some printers
are going to do better than others for a fixed ICC curve that only truly
matches the printer that Cone profiled. The problem is that there is no
decent way to linearize the individual printers with his system.

To fix this, Cone is going to have to release a number of ICC profiles
for the same printer model and create a procedure that lets the user
pick the best profile for her individual printer. Sounds like a
nightmare in the making to me.

It's the only thing I can think of that explains the problems that Cone
is having getting the ICC profiles to work with 1280s, and 1160s. I am
surely glad that I went the StudioPrint route and avoided all this mess.
Piezotones with StudioPrint and an Epson 7600 are just amazingly good.


On Tue, 2004-03-02 at 15:45, smthopr2000 wrote:

> I had a similar problem when I used the plug-in. Very frustrating.
> 
> I have switched to using Quadtone RIP and this has fixed the problem. And I can 
> make and adjust my own curves (through trial and error). Quadtone RIP works with 
> mac system X only (and Linux?).
> 
> I would be gettin pretty angry with Inkjet Mall if they aren't helping you to fix the 
> problem. They should be.
> 
> It is possible that you have a decfective cartridge with the same ink in two positions. 
> Does Inkjetmall have a test file that you can print to determine that?
> 
> -bruce
> 
> 
> > > Sierra Gold
> > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Johnny Eades" 
> > > <jeades1@s...> wrote:
> > > > I print a 21 step grayscale according to the instructions with 
> > > > PiezoBW ICC manual and the middle section is the same shade from 
> > > 40% 
> > > > to 60%. No matter how I adjust it, the same results happen. This 
> > is 
> > > > being printed from the Piezotone warm neutral cartridges with 
> > > Museum 
> > > > Black. Has anyone else had this same problem. > > > Your frustrated friend in 
> photography,
> > > > 
> > > > Johnny Eades


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