Digital BW, The Print

Quentin,

ImagePrint 4 is dotless. 

Remember that most RIPs compartmentalize the inks from what I understand, and overprint to fill in between  the dots, while dirtributing them to create specialized dither patterns. (My laymans explanation, I know that Austin will give it to me for that one ;-)

Anyway, the dither pattern on IP4 is similar to Piezo but not quite the same. Give me your address and I will send you a print.
I hear that P2 is basically the same dither as IP4 although the P2 version is stripped down and offered with the different parts as an option. For example, Cone charges extra for the color section, etc.

Mike
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: qdfb 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 12:36 PM
  Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Piezo on 7000 - good enough for 8x10?


  Mike, 

  Is Piezo 2 dotless - or should I say, as dotless as Pro24?

  I realise it is probably based on Imageprint 4, but I would think we 
  will have to wait and see output from it to be sure.  Piezo Pro24, on 
  the other hand, is a proven product and has no visible dots on a 
  7000 - to me at any rate :-).  

  I have not seen output from Imageprint 4 - what is its B&W output 
  like?  I guess if *that* is dotless, that probably answers the 
  querstion for Piezo 2 as well.

  --
  Quentin

  --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Michael Kravit" 
  <michael.kravit@w...> wrote:
  > Garry,
  > 
  > There are a few option to get dot free images (both b/w and color) 
  on Epson 7k/9k series printers.
  > 
  > I wil list a few for you:
  > 
  > 1. PiezoBW24Pro
  > Uses Cone inks and driver. (Can use MIS FS inks)
  > 
  > 2. Piezo 2
  > Uses a third party RIP licenses to Cone and Cone inks. (Can use MIS 
  FS inks)
  > 
  > 3. ImagePrint 4 by Colorbyte Software
  > Uses a large range of inks both quad black and color including 
  Cone, MIS FS, and Lyon Quads.
  > 
  > 4. Wausatch RIP
  > Uses a large range of color inks and supports MIS Quad black inks.
  > 
  > 5. MIS Variable Mix inks
  > Uses Epson Driver and MIS VM inks.
  > 
  > I am sure that as time goes on, more products will become available.
  > 
  > Mike
  > 
  > Michael J. Kravit
  > Architect/Photographer
  >   ----- Original Message ----- 
  >   From: garrysarre 
  >   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y... 
  >   Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 4:58 AM
  >   Subject: [Digital BW] Piezo on 7000 - good enough for 8x10?
  > 
  > 
  >   It seems Piezo software is the only answer for relatively dot 
  free 
  >   printing. I need an all in one solution - possibly a 7000 or 9000 
  >   that can print 8x10's through to 20x30's ganged up. The 8x10's 
  have 
  >   to stand up to a closer viewing distance of course. Anyone done 
  >   great 8x10's on these larger machines. I Print very warm sepia.
  > 
  >   Garry Sarre
  > 
  >   www.sarre.com.au
  > 
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