Digital BW, The Print

Thanks Eric, I was thinking more for color than b&w (you mentioned 
QTR), the Raster version of IP is about $500 around the same price as 
profiling package?


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "E Neilsen" 
<e.neilsen2@...> wrote:
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> Steve, I don't think that a RIP is really required/needed with the 
latest
> generation of Epson printers. For the cost of a RIP, I think that 
you'll
> find your money better spent on Datacolor's  profiling package or
> Colormunki. The BIGGEST advantage to a RIP like IP is the decreased 
spool
> time which can really add up in a production environment. I use IP 
on an
> older Epson, a 7000 which really does benefit from the IP superior 
dither
> for that aged machine over the Epson driver. 
> 
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> QTR and Qimage are also at the top of the list of low cost 
improvements to
> your printing workflow.    My last recommendation in the process 
for a low
> volume printer would be a RIP like IP, Colorbust, Wasatch, etc
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> 
> Eric 
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> Eric Neilsen Photo
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> 4101 Commerce Street, Suite 9
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> Dallas, TX 75226
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> 214 827-8301
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> http://ericneilsenphotography.com
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> SKype ejprinter
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> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of 
SteveZ
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 1:14 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Should I get a RIP?
> 
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> 
> I was recently at an art show where a fellow photographer strongly 
> urged that I purchase either ImagePrint or Colorburst RIP to ensure 
> better printer output quality especially for color.
> 
> I mostly print monochrome images using the Epson 3800 stock drivers 
and 
> ABW mode, and I've been very happy with the results. But lately 
I've 
> been getting requests for color. 
> 
> Do I go ahead and take the plunge? 
> And which version - postscript or raster?
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