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Re: Piezo on 7000 - good enough for 8x10?

2002-02-03 by qdfb

Garry,

Cone colour inks are not dotless.  Neither are any other colur 
drivers or RIPs for the 7000 so far as I am aware.  

You will see some dots with a 7000 and colour inks, but how visible 
depends uponm a range of variables.  I find pigment colour inks with 
the 7000 too coarse.  Epson or Lyson (and presumably other) dye inks 
have less visible dots, but you may have some trouble getting neutral 
B&W prints with them, and their longevity (Epson OEM inks at least) 
is a lot less than with pigments.

In view of Mike's confirmation that Imageprint 4 is dotless, I'd 
agree with his choices in an earlier post.

I have not used the small gamut B&W inks.  They are basically low 
saturation colour inks.  Thus, they too will not be "dotless".
--
Quentin  

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "garrysarre" <garry@s...> 
wrote:
> 
> > How are you planning to print warm sepia?  The Piezo inks print 
> > slightly warm, particularly on Somerset Velvet, but you cannot 
> adjust 
> > the print tone.
> > --
> > Quentin
> 
> That was my next question Quentin, I dont think Piezo quads are 
warm 
> enough. The sepia warmth is about the same as PShop 100y and 50r. 
> May have to go for either the MIS up and coming (I think) quad 
Sepia 
> or maybe Piezo colour pigs?
> 
> Garry Sarre

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