Digital BW, The Print

OK Ron,
my deathgrip on the extra $300 is loosening as we speak,and after only two replies!.I 
guess I figured that was where I'd be heading. 

I went to the Colorburst site,though,and 1)all the SW for OSX is also $800 and not listed 
for the 2200,so I'm a little confused. If you're working on a Mac,are you using OSX,or 
printing in 9? 2) What program did you get for $495? That's the price for LE-4000,but 
that's made  for OS9. X-Photo is at $700 and OSX but is listed for the 4000 only. 
so...which one did you buy? ( I'll be working on a Mac,with Photoshop CS-requires 
Postscript?)

I'm not as obsessed w/ price as it sounds-I'll probably spend the dough,but now to find 
the "right" RIP to GRIP.

Thanks,
Robert



Steve's suggestion of imagePrint is an $800 solution-fair enough,but I'd rather not.--- In 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Ron Slaughter <slauter53@y...> wrote:
> Get a grip; buy a RIP. I have the Epson 2200, a
> ColorBurst RIP ($495) and perfectly neutral prints, 
> under any light source. Don't go back in time. Onward
> and upward! :-)
> Ron
> --- dinolini <wd53@h...> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I've mostly lurked on the site and let me thank all
> > of you for the time,energy & advice you 
> > so freely give.It's truly appreciated by those like
> > me who might really benefit from your 
> > efforts. Thanks,thanks,thanks.
> > 
> > my dillema:
> > 
> > I print 95+% b&w. I have a 2200 w/OEM inks and use
> > the Wilkerson (Wilkinson?) profiles. I 
> > consistently get a decided magenta cast and to
> > estimate +green is inconsistent and paper/
> > ink costly. I'm (as you can guess) very frustrated
> > and reluctant to spend another $500 for 
> > RIP sw of the MIS or similar ink setup. Any advice
> > to cure this situation and encourage me 
> > to keep the 2200 is certainly welcome.
> > 
> > possible (logical?) workarounds:
> > 
> > 1) spend $200 (the price of a used 1280 that I'd be
> > willing to spend) and get Epson RIP
> > 2) sell my 2200,get a 1280 and print BO
> > 3) sell the 2200,get the 1280  and use Lyson Ink set
> > 
> > any other ideas?
> > 
> > your perspective on all this will be greatly
> > appreciated. IE: what would *you* do?
> > 
> > Thanks again,
> > 
> > Robert
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >