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Re: BO "graininess"

2005-08-11 by dfaprinting

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, claudej1@a... 
wrote:
>  
> The Epson  4000 represents a true bargain for the "serious" 
digital  printer 
> for color or B&W who wants a solid platform that won't break or  
drift in the 
> next several years. I have tried screwing around with all these  
cheap plastic 
> desktop units with their "$1.20/milliliter" cartridges that you  
have to baby 
> sit. They represent false economy for sure. As for me, I like  to 
cue up a 
> bunch of images in QImage and go to bed. They will all be done in  
the morning. 
> You can't do that with a $99 printer.
>  
> You can't buy real "quality products" at a dollar store.
>  
> Claude
> 
> 


If you really want to take things to the highest level, you should 
buy a high quality RIP and get the other proprietary dithers that are 
available from places like Wasatch, or Onyx, or Ergosoft... How about 
profiled BO through a CMYK profile? You are only scratching the 
surface with Qimage.

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