Digital BW, The Print

Jerry-

Makes you think that even if there is a "duplicate" color in there, 
it is somehow working for you...

Since the 6 color doesn't print the page any faster, it must be 
putting more ink on the paper. That could be why the 6 color prints 
are smoother (and maybe why they don't appear as sharp)?

Tom O'Connell

TomOC@...
www.thomasoconnell.com


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Jerry Olson 
<jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> 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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