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piezo, sundance and PixelPixasso

2003-03-01 by mh <mh@toomanyartists.com>

Are the Sundance Image Technology, Inc. and the R9 Corporation owned by Cone and they just aren t telling anyone? I think their relationship must be closer

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Optimal DPI

2003-03-01 by Bob Frost

Austin, Not quite so easy I m afraid, according to Epson. It is dependant not only on the driver, but also on the OS and the software program you are printing

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Ink cartridge lifespan (a bit OT)

2003-03-01 by dsmithhfx <dsmithhfx@yahoo.com>

Hi, Can anyone venture a guess as to what is a reasonable life span/# of refills for Epson-mfg. ink cartridges for the 1270? I refilled a color cartridge for

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Re: [Digital BW] Optimal DPI

2003-03-01 by Jerry Olson

Flyfish, My Personal observation. You can see a difference up to 480 DPI. Anything less than that isn t as detailed and sharp as it is at 480 DPI. This

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Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art Paper

2003-03-01 by Tom Husband <thusband@sbcglobal.net>

I saw this in the latest newsletter from Inkjetart. It s to be introduced at PMA. Looks interesting: * ULTRASMOOTH FINE ART PAPER is a 100% cotton rag that

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Re: Optimal DPI

2003-03-01 by Peter Nelson <peter@studio-nelson.com>

... . . . etc. No $#!+, Sherlock! That is exactly my point!! Which was that Epson is a strange and eccentric company and the example I was using was that they

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RE: [Digital BW] Optimal DPI

2003-03-01 by Austin Franklin

Hi Peter, ... Sigh. Having designed a few halftone system, and the associated algorithms (and hardware), I am actually miffed that a company with the

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Re: Optimal DPI

2003-03-01 by maracaholics <maracaholics@yahoo.com>

just so their printer can produce a half-decent black-and-white -- That statement is off-base. The whole point of the Epson RIP is to allow graphic designers

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RE: [Digital BW] Optimal DPI

2003-03-01 by Austin Franklin

Hi Barry, ... Yes. I have done that extensively with the Piezo driver, but not with the Epson driver, as it doesn t matter to me. I believe I stated my

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Re: Optimal DPI

2003-02-28 by Roy Harrington <roy@harrington.com>

... Barry and others, Someone created a pdf file that has a bunch of test patterns at different resolutions. These take a little figuring out but if you read

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Re: [Digital BW] Optimal DPI

2003-02-28 by Peter Nelson <peter@studio-nelson.com>

... That would certainly be a more sensible and natural way to do it. With the amount of compute-ponies available in the average desktop PC these days, I

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Initial win against 3rd party cartridge maker

2003-02-28 by Peter Nelson <peter@studio-nelson.com>

Lexmark has won the first-round against a company making third-party cartridges for its printers. If this holds up it could set a precedent that could result

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Re: [Digital BW] Optimal DPI

2003-02-28 by flyfishingusa2002 <tflyfish@citlink.net>

Bob and Austin, So far all I read is pure theory and second guessing. Has anyone actually tried to make a high res. file with say, Photoshop and print at

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Re: [Digital BW] Optimal DPI

2003-02-28 by Bob Frost

Austin, Not quite so easy I m afraid, according to Epson. It is dependant not only on the driver, but also on the OS and the software program you are printing

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RE: [Digital BW] Optimal DPI

2003-02-28 by Austin Franklin

... Bob, Let me ask you a question about this. It appears that, according to this, this limit is a PS limit, not an Epson driver limit. That s odd

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RE: [Digital BW] Optimal DPI

2003-02-28 by Austin Franklin

Bob, ... According to what was posted, if the printer has a max of ~44 , it is not considered a large format , at least as far as the purported resampling

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Re: [Digital BW] Optimal DPI

2003-02-28 by Bob Frost

Peter, The desktop Epsons are up to and including the 2200/2100 models, and the large format Epsons are the 3000 and upwards that Epson also refer to as their

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Re: Converting to B&W

2003-02-28 by Tom Husband <thusband@sbcglobal.net>

Ah, that s the thing. I already have NC3. But you can t convert using it. Tom ... DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, flyfishingusa2002 ... that

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RE: [Digital BW] Optimal dpi

2003-02-28 by Austin Franklin

Hi Steve, ... That depends on what your printer is. The printers that print max ~44 , like the desktop printers claim to upsample to 720. It s only the large

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Re: Converting to B&W

2003-02-28 by Tom Husband <thusband@sbcglobal.net>

Peter, this sound interesting but can it be done in 16 bit? Thanks, Tom

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Re: Converting to B&W

2003-02-28 by flyfishingusa2002 <tflyfish@citlink.net>

Tom, Yes it only works in PS7.01. , but rather thamn fork out for NC3, why not upgrade to 7 and the plugin? Adobe says on their wesite that it MIGHT be

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Re: [Digital BW] Converting to B&W

2003-02-28 by Tom Husband <thusband@sbcglobal.net>

Thanks Stanley. I ve used Power Retouche Tone Converter http://www.powerretouche.com/TonedPrints.htm and it works with 16 bit too but I d like to be able to

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Optimal dpi

2003-02-28 by Stephen Kobrin <skobrin@hotmail.com>

So, for those of us who are not as deeply into the technology as many on the list, what is the bottom line here. Is there any real advantage to sending

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Re: Converting to B&W

2003-02-28 by Tom Husband <thusband@sbcglobal.net>

Thanks Barry. I did see your post but I have PS6 and thought I d wait until PS8 comes out before moving up. The plugin only works on PS7 right? If it s that

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RE: [Digital BW] Optimal DPI

2003-02-28 by Austin Franklin

... Easy to tell. If it resamples to 720, your maximum print length is ~44 , and if it resamples to 360, max print length is ~88 . ... I would assume desktop.

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Re: Converting to B&W

2003-02-28 by Peter Nelson <peter@studio-nelson.com>

... I use separate layers for the R,G, and B channels and mix and balance them individually to get the tonal qualities I want, and also because that allows me

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RE: [Digital BW] Optimal DPI Followup

2003-02-28 by Austin Franklin

... Hi Peter, The PRINTERS can realize image data up to their printing resolution. It s the DRIVER that is the limiting factor here. Case in point, the

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Re: Converting to B&W

2003-02-28 by flyfishingusa2002 <tflyfish@citlink.net>

Tom, You missed my post about using the new Adobe RAW plugin to convert to B/W. Am I on the only person who has tried it? I have previously tried most other

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Re: [Digital BW] Optimal DPI Followup

2003-02-28 by Peter Nelson <peter@studio-nelson.com>

... following ... Just to add my earlier studies to the weight . Here are tests I did on the HP970CSE and the Epson 870, also showing that those printers can

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Re: [Digital BW] Optimal DPI

2003-02-28 by Peter Nelson <peter@studio-nelson.com>

... It certainly sounds like it from that technical bulletin. I wonder what they mean by large format? Are 2200 s and 1280 s considered desktop or large

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RE: [Digital BW] Converting to B&W

2003-02-28 by Shire,Stanley

Tom: The Convert to BW Pro plugin from The Imaging Factory works with 16bit images. http://www.theimagingfactory.com/ ... From: Tom Husband

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Converting to B&W

2003-02-28 by Tom Husband <thusband@sbcglobal.net>

Do most folks convert color images to B&W via the Channel Mixer? I convert my D100 NEF s to TIF and then use the Channel Mixer but I know there re several

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Need some help please.

2003-02-28 by silverdigital2003 <silverdigital@adelphi

I am new to this group. I have been using the piezotone inks, but decided to try the mis full spectrum inks in my epson 7000. On cleaning and charging the

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OT...New Canon 10D $1499!!!

2003-02-28 by sceptre12345 <am1000@videotron.ca>

Canon 10D preview at: http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/E10D/E10DA12.HTM http://www.steves-digicams.com/2003_reviews/10d.html

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Re: [Digital BW] 740 with MIS FS Quad Inks

2003-02-28 by meshugena313 <meshugena313@yahoo.com>

I actually haven t used my 740 with FS Inks in a while since I was have quite a bit of trouble with air in the nozzles. However, I ve had very nice contrasty

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Re: [Digital BW] Optimal DPI Followup

2003-02-28 by Dan Honemann <dan_honemann@yahoo.com>

... Thanks for the very informative posts. I look forward to reading the results of your tests with the 2200. Mike Chaney, author of Qimage and Profile Prism,

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RE: [Digital BW] OT...New Canon 10D! !!

2003-02-28 by Seth Rossman

Kodak s body redesign is not really an N80. Not like you can take a plastic injection mold and use a magnesium alloy, eh? And, not the plastic. Look, Nikon

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Canon 10D

2003-02-28 by BMercerTX@aol.com

Hope this isn t adding fuel to the flame but the specs on the camera are now posted at http://www.canoneos.com Billie

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2100 CIS and pigment/dye inks

2003-02-28 by Keith Cooper

Hi Below is part of a recent post on the Prodig group about a forthcoming bulk ink system for the 2100. I thought it might be of

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