Digital BW, The Print

On 29/7/04 6:14 pm, "Glenn Jobson" <peepingheads@...> wrote:

> Hello, been reading the group, my first post though.....
> 
> I have been using the Permajet VT Blax ink set with my Epson 1290s on my Mac,
> running 
> OSX 10.3 and the latest Epson driver.
> 
> Following the Permajet instructions the results are horrible, really muddy. I
> have tried a 
> variety of Permajet papers, it's not the paper.
> 
> I know that the Epson driver has some issues, I can cope with those using my
> GretagMacbeth Eye-One to create custom ICC profiles for colour.
> 
> Also tried the CUPS driver, my prefered driver for colour images on my Epson
> 1200 and 
> 670 but the VT Blax ink printed from the CUPS driver is just as bad as the
> Epson.
> 
> If I use the same images on MacOS 9.2.2, printed from Photoshop 7.0 via the
> OS9 Epson 
> driver for the 1290s the results are better but I suspect not as good as they
> should be.
> 
> On a PC, WindowsXP and PS7, Epson driver, the images are good, seems that the
> PC driver 
> is better 'tuned' than the Mac driver(s).
> 
> My questions for you knowledgable lot are as follows...
> 
> 1. Is the Permajet VT Blax a rebadged inkset from elsewhere..?
> 
> 2. Does anyone else use this ink set with OSX Epson or CUPS drivers with any
> success..?
> 
> 3. Would QTR be of any use with this ink set....?
> 
> Loads of questions, but I know this is the place to look for answers...:-)
> 
> Thanks in advance...
> 
> Glenn @ colourmad.co.uk

I've tried the Permajet VT Blax cartridges in my 1160 and was not satisfied
with the results. This was following precisely Permajets instructions, using
a G4 running OSX 10.3.4. I've gone back and tried to produce good prints a
few times, no success. I'm glad I didn't jump straight in and invest in the
CIS. I'm about to flush out the ink and switch to Lyson small gamut. I
thought the prints I saw produced at Focus on Imaging were good, but I've
never been able to achieve the same.

Steve Bell