Digital BW, The Print

Nice list guys - I hadnt been in here for a long time.

Amazing some very subtle half truths as well as good stuff.

Amazing.

Best regards, 
Bill Bergh




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "bill_bergh" <bergh@c...> wrote:
> And I hear that the piezo driver gives even better prints though I have n=
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>  seen it. 
> 
> I have been told behind the scenes that this guy works for MIS or gets fr=
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>  stuff.
> 
> Looking back through the archives I would say it asfe to say that he is a=
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> overnment employee or a lawyer.  What a twisted methodology.
> 
> - FR
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Paul Roark" <paul.roark@v...> =
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> ote:
> > Jan,
> > 
> > > I do have the latest Cone plug-in and the
> > >banding does occur in the Epson driver, but not as noticeably — I
> > >assume because of the difference in dpi.
> > 
> > It may be the same thing, but I think it is the dither pattern differen=
ce=
> .
> > I think Epson is ahead on the issue of a dither that hides the defects =
ye=
> t
> > preserves the sharpness.  However, Piezo has the advantage of smaller d=
ot=
> s.
> > 
> > >I'm relieved that no one thinks it is because of the loss of all the
> > >pizza-cutter wheels.
> > 
> > I've actually not taken mine off yet.  I've noticed the marks on only o=
ne=
> 
> > print so far.  I may yet remove them.
> > 
> > >... what can be done about crummy transport?
> > 
> > The archives of the Piezo group leave one with the impression that if y=
ou=
> 
> > get a bad machine there is little that can be done by the user.  On the=

> > other hand, a good machine may stay that way for years.
> > 
> > Of course, the most objective test is to see whether a 20 inch long pri=
nt=
>  is
> > actually that length.  If not, the stepper motor may need replacing.
> > 
> > I concluded that front feeding paper that was within the machine's
> > paper-thickness design tolerances was the safe thing to do.  So, I use =
EA=
> M,
> > and I front feed the paper to have the maximum contact between the pape=
r =
> and
> > the roller.  Many users, however, say thick paper is fine and back feed=
in=
> g
> > is fine.  There are clearly a lot of factors.
> > 
> > I also cut my paper from a roll to be 24" long instead of 22".  I notic=
ed=
> 
> > that the last couple of inches were prone to banding with 22" EAM (and =
20=
> "
> > image).  The extra 2" gives the transport mechanism that much more pape=
r =
> to
> > get a grip on.  It works and is evidence that having as much contact wi=
th=
> 
> > the roller as possible is one of the factors.
> > 
> > I also always pre-feed the paper with the button on the front of the 30=
00=
> ,
> > so that when I go to print it will be properly fed.  With the "Load/eje=
ct=
> "
> > button and a mark I've put on the feed tray where the back end of the p=
ap=
> er
> > is supposed to be, I can eject the paper and start over if it is not
> > perfectly started.  I even seem to be able to get rid of any skew by
> > physically straightening the paper as it just starts to feed.  And if i=
ts=
> 
> > not perfect -- eject and do it again.  This saves a lot of frustration =
an=
> d
> > wasted printing time.
> > 
> > Good luck.  The old 3000 is a bit of a clunker, but I love the results =
I =
> get
> > with the Epson driver and the MIS VM inks.
> > 
> > Paul
> > http://www.PaulRoark.com