Digital BW, The Print

Well the bottles in a six color printer all get lower in ink at about
the same rate.

Jerry

tomoc wrote:
> 
> Paul- (thanks, Mike)
> 
> I know you have commented on the 1280 before as being a little
> smoother and less sharp than an 1160 with VM, but I was questioning
> whether there really were 6 different inks (I know there are 6
> bottles, but I wondered if they had 2 that were duplicates how that
> really made things smoother)...obviously it makes sense for VM from
> what you say since there is that toner ((does that mean there are 4
> colors, one dupe of one of the colors and the toner?))).
> 
> Do you know if the straight MIS quads and/or piezo really only use
> four colors in the six bottles? I'm wondering if that could really
> make any difference in the printing???
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Tom O'Connell
> ( from 24 degree Sausalito <g>)
> 
> -- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Paul Roark"
> <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> > Tom,
> >
> > <michael.kravit@w...> wrote:
> > >> Six color Piezo uses 4 tones including black. Magenta and Photo
> > >>magenta are the same. Cyan and Photo Cyan are the same.
> >
> > You wrote:
> >
> > >I've read this a few times and it just hit me... Does this mean
> there
> > >is no logical reason to switch from 4 color to 6 color?
> >
> > For Piezo, there is no reason to go to the 6 ink printer in terms of
> > smoothness, as far as I can see.
> >
> > >I've heard
> > >that some of the 1280 prints, especially were measurably more
> smooth
> > >than the 1160?
> >
> > This is true with the MIS VM inkset.  It's mostly the blue toner
> dots that
> > some see in the 1160 highlights.  At normal viewing distance I
> don't notice
> > it, but some appear to.  With the 6-ink printers the magenta
> position is
> > used for the toner, so there is a very light, low-gamut blue toner
> in the
> > highlights that I don't think anyone can see.
> >
> > Paul
> > http://www.PaulRoark.com
> 
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