Digital BW, The Print

Well, I set up the QTR rip on two 2200 printers for black and white output and the results 
are very fine indeed. I've been doing high-end monochrome silver work for 25 years. The 
ultrachome inks don't have the extra subtlety that a true quadtone output with 4 carbon 
inks have, but this rip is outstanding for controling the output with Ultrachrome or the 
quad pigments. They are good enough that I am setting up this system for large format 
monochrome work with the 9600 and Ultrachrome. 

Image Print is a fine rip for a lot of applications, especially cmyk proofing and package 
printing, but I don't think it is necessary for monochrome with Ultrachrome. QTR should 
be linearized for the particular printer but once it is your set, it is not difficult at all. It 
certainly won't take you six months to master it's possibilities.

John 



 I now have the ImagePrint RIP and the results are
great. A lot of money but this RIP has everything in the way of options.
There is a big learning curve and I am on the bottom so ask me in 6 months,
but for now this is the way to go. My friends have the same setup and I know
it works for them. Also if time is a factor You can get a 16x20 very fast
instead of 1 1/2 hours on the 3000.

I don't know about QTR? I hear it is slow and I don't like the sound of the
pr