Digital BW, The Print

At 01:04 -0700 23.10.2004, James Irelan wrote:
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>  >  The President of Colorburst made a comment to me that I did not
>>  understand.  He said that Imageprint treats the printer as an RGB
>  >  printer whereas they treat it as the CMYK printer it is designed to
>  >  be.  Can someone please explain what he meant by this?

It means that Mr. president of Coloburst is not able to create such 
"black box" which IP use as IP president created ;o)

The profiles of IP are profiles of RGB input data + "black box" + 
printer inks, head and + paper. Including linearisation and 
separation of input data to 1, 2, -, 7, 8 channels (inks). The IP 
idea is to control all the most sensitive and the most complicated 
steps of process - linearisation, black generation and control of 
individual inks. User controls only input data. Simple but sometimes 
lack of control.

Colorburst is "clasical" RIP - where user uses his own linearisation 
and profiles of printer + paper combo. The separation and individual 
inks must be controled by user too. Full control but very complicated.

My 2 cents

Martin
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