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[Digital BW] Re: epson 2200

2004-10-07 by ferdinand_paris

Yes, but what do you do when you want to print something that is
mostly monochrome, but with splashes of colour?  This is the gap, but
I've been reluctant to shell out for IP just for this.

Does IP reduce the metamerism of colour prints?  (Sorry, I know that
this is a B&W list, but there are a lot of RIP users here).

F_P
 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Hans Van
Rafelghem <hvr@a...> wrote:
> Nor do you need special inks with Quadtone RIP : 
> http://harrington.com/QuadToneRIP.html
> -- 
> 
> Hans Van Rafelghem
> http://www.vanrafelghem.com/
> 
> digikdm wrote:
> 
> >The beauty of the ImagePrint RIP is that you can use your printer
for 
> >B&W and color... no switching in-and-out of inks. No need for a 
> >dedicated printed for both B&W and color.
> >
> >--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Hans Van 
> >Rafelghem <hvr@a...> wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>julie stapen wrote:
> >>
> >>>I own a 2200, and although i think it prints
> >>>beautifully in color, with black and white you really
> >>>need to test and test and although you can get a very
> >>>nice print in the warm and cool ranges, i have found,
> >>>and would love suggestions, that getting a rich, tonal
> >>>neutral print is almost impossible. 
> >>>
> >>It's as easy as pie with a RIP like Quadtone RIP, and it is not
an 
> >>expensive option like Imageprint.
> >>-- 
> >>
> >>Hans Van Rafelghem
> >>http://www.vanrafelghem.com/

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