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variable dot with K6

2006-11-25 by john dean

Oh, when we laid out K6/K7 prints to compare the approaches, there
seemed to be no difference in the output quality that related to the
type of printer the image was output on with the K6/7 inks. So, old 6
channel machines appeared tonally the same as newer higher resolution
and variable dot machines. But that was just one image but it was
output on a lot of different printers and rips at both 1440 and 2880.
My 10K does have variable dot output and has very good heads on it  so
I am curious if there will be any difference there. Personally I doubt
it, but I'm no techno wizard about these kinds of things.

John





Another, perhaps related, question: isn't there a big difference 
> between the variable size dot 7600 and the older fixed size dot 
> models? 
> 
> Combining the two points above, the better choice would seem the me a 
> dual tone K3/K4 set with variable dot printer like the 7600. Am I 
> correct? 
> 
> Joost

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