Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "dfaprinting" <dfaprinting@y...> 
wrote:
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "piezobw" 
> <piezobw@c...> wrote:
> > no dots and smoother transitions
> 
> 
> I can understand the dot issue in the lightest shades, but I'm 
> surprised you couldn't get dotless in the middle to almost black 
> areas.

That area should never be a problem with nearly any system.  Highlights can be though.
This is one in which we think the medium's worst critics can take our highlights under 
a microscope now!!!!   :)



>  I would have thought that you could mix in some of the light 
> black to fill in the spotty areas of medium black, and mix light 
> and/or medium black into the spotty areas of the full black. It's 
> still just a theory, as soon as I finish the RIP wars and decide what 
> to buy, I'll give a go at mixing something that works best for my 
> machine.

No need to fill in spaces in deep areas if the system is utilizing what 
is now a very old theory of partioning inks. They will be printing at
a high enough frequency so that the dots are already too close to
separate with the eye.


> Not trying to compete or "re-invent the wheel", just want to cut down 
> on the different types of products I use. And so I can buy ink from 
> only one place, and know it won't cause problems when I switch back 
> and forth (that and I feel I've found the best matte black ink for 
> me).

So far these new inks have been plug and play with all the inks which
have been in the tester's printers. Several were able to switch back and
forth with ease as well.

Even people who want to continue with color inks in their printer
will like how easily these K7 inks start up. You can give em a try without
causing any ruckus in your studio....

Jon Cone