Digital BW, The Print

Tyler Boley wrote:

>Ernst, this is the first I've heard of it. But it looks like another
>UC B&W solution. Since GimpPrint is open source, I imagine it's
>something like Roy's work or even a copy.
>They seem to make some rather extraorinary claims, though I had to
>look at a site translation.
>Best blacks yet? With UC ink?
>Tyler
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There's very little information on that site what the RIP looks like and 
what it can do. But I'm curious about its development ...............  
Extraordinary claims indeed, I don't think it can be better than the US 
RIPs on UC B&W printing as the limitation is in the hardware of UC 
printers and inks. It doesn't drive quad ink printers so it is more 
limited in total.  They have experience with MIS inks and Piezography 
but consider their RIP + Epson's UC models as the best, better than 
Imageprint etc. There's a line in the text that says that MK, PK and LK 
are used for the B&W print and a minimal use of the color inks, we know 
that it can only be two of the Ks per page printed.

They sell a bundle that will be 198 SFR in total of RIP, HM paper, 
calibration prints, profiles, prints by Peter Gasser etc and I guess the 
100 SFR shareware isn't included but they expect you to pay that later 
on if you like the RIP.  Their claim is that this is the best existing 
deal in RIP software. They do not show a download link nor are they 
clear whether you can ask for a copy by email. I find this a bit fishy, 
if it is based on open source (but I see no text indicating it is open 
source) then it may even be in conflict with open source when it is only 
possible to get it in that packet deal. If it isn't open source why not 
make the deal in total right away and pay back when the RIP isn't 
satisfying.

My guess is that they follow the lists as well so we may get an answer 
here. Too many references to software, inks and methods that were 
discussed here (and considered inferior on their web page) so they know 
this list and/or the piezography list.

Ernst.