2001-10-04 by Alessandro Pardi
Grady, it s clear that my idea can t work with 6 inks. Let s stick to 4 inks, anyway: I m not sure about problem one: after you apply the quadtone curves in PS
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2001-10-04 by J. Arthur Davis
Does anyone have a web site for MIS inks? Jim Davis http://www.visual-artists.com davis.jarthur@verizon.net Fine art printmaker
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2001-10-04 by Tyler Boley
... snip ... Right, I just visualize such mapping as a curve, at least for a single channel. O ther cross channel mapping like color changes are more than just
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2001-10-04 by Tyler Boley
... Nij, I also think increased resolution comes from the very nature of partitioned quads. Tightly packed dots of a light ink can describe a line better than
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2001-10-04 by grady carter
Thanks Alex for your feedback. There are two problems that I see with your theory in my particular case. (1) Switching inks in photoshop will only affect
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2001-10-04 by Maris V. Lidaka, Sr.
Thank you, Grady - this is exceptionally helpful. Maris ... From: To: Sent: Wednesday,
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2001-10-04 by Clark Thomas
I have an exhibit I m doing with twenty-four 24x24 inch prints I ve made with my 7000 and MIS-1270 dye inks on Epson Smooth Fine Art. All are scanned from
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2001-10-04 by Bob Obenland
Tyler wrote ... through heavier use than mine No way. ;-)) ... thickest 17x22 Epson paper there is and print a ... is not square, or is not the correct
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2001-10-04 by Alessandro Pardi
Hmm... maybe I m making a fool of myself, but wouldn t you get the same result by switching inks in the Photoshop quadtones settings rather than in the
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2001-10-04 by Bob Obenland
As one who stared at the heads passing over the paper in my (partially disassembled) 3000 for too many hours, the dot pattern (dither) is very different in the
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2001-10-04 by Michael J. Kravit
Recently I got an error message when using the Piezography BW24Pro RIP. It said something about a Pixel Professor Error and could not continue printing. I
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2001-10-04 by Nij
Guys, I don t have any major technical data, but here are a few thoughts for you, based on the last few posts on dithering . I don t believe that Piezography
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2001-10-04 by Alessandro Pardi
Dave, thanks for your answer. The bad news is that inks positions have been switched, and this means that old curves are totally useless (otherwise minor
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2001-10-04 by Nij
I think this is where the term proprietary broad-band microweave comes into play. I couldn t find the quotew on piezography.com when I last looked, but I
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2001-10-04 by tsmithers@cix.co.uk
... Lyson s: 300gsm Cotton Rag (William Turner) 310gsm Standard Fine Art Trevor S
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2001-10-04 by Tyler Boley
... wrote: snip... the Piezo driver actually does the ... to ... it ... is ... one more thing, as long as I m clarifying my terminology. I always thought what
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2001-10-04 by Tyler Boley
... snip ... I suspect there s no separating between the two descriptions, it might all be part of the same process. Maybe I m naive again, but I d take Jon s
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2001-10-04 by TerryR
... dot creation, and you understand it to apply to how the ... know for sure which is correct, not sure it matters much any ... reasonable. I think I know the
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2001-10-04 by gradycarter@yahoo.com
In a previous message, message #3276, I gave a workflow method for printing color images into b&w prints. This involved ink placement in different areas than
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2001-10-04 by Tyler Boley
... big snip ... Yes it does make sense. So I think the term applies to the actual dot creation, and you understand it to apply to how the dots are put down.
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2001-10-04 by Tyler Boley
... snip ... I m right on the edge of jumping into areas I know nothing about here. In some posts by the Gimp Print developer, I got the impression that there
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2001-10-04 by Austin Franklin
... I guess I missed something...probably just as well ;-) ... I don t know what you mean by blending but NO ink is blended, and no dots are overlaid. ...
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2001-10-04 by TerryR
Tyler, I was there and did that right along with you - two P.O. d people on one of these lists with no one right there to temper them can get a little out of
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2001-10-04 by Todd Flashner
Right, like Jerry says, I can work in Grayscale for a while making adjustment layers, then I switch to RGB to try a print and add on Paul s curves. My adj.
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2001-10-04 by Austin Franklin
... I m going to frame that ;-) ... What do you mean by ramping in the driver ? ... I absolutely no NOTHING about RIPs, I know what RIP stands for (Raster
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2001-10-04 by Tyler Boley
... I was hoping you d jump in on this one Austin, you re right of course. But I still think of it differently and the quote strikes me as a bit off. I think
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2001-10-04 by Austin Franklin
I don t see the contradiction...it says it doesn t dither dots LIKE a CMYK driver does , it doesn t say it doesn t dither...of course it does! It doesn t mix
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2001-10-04 by lyonscox@mindspring.com
Martin, If I may clarify. Print #1. Photoshop in Greyscale/Printer space greyscale/Printer Software color = green cast. Print #2 Photoshop in RGB/Printer space
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2001-10-04 by Tyler Boley
... I don t know what to make of that quote, it seems to contradict itself. They say they don t dither dots but also say the dots are tightly packed! It s
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2001-10-04 by TerryR
Martin, The Epson site still lists new ones for $995.00, but they have none available. They do have refurbs available for $899.00 that have the same 2 year
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2001-10-04 by Paul Roark
Martin, ... When you get the print exchange package, you ll be able to see what my 3000 prints look like with the MIS VM inkset. Last night I decided to enter
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2001-10-04 by TerryR
... this ... think ... bypassed ... Tyler, This is taken directly from the Inkjetmall site: The Piezography BW driver changes radically the way the printer
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2001-10-04 by Dave Tevis
Alex, I ve been using the FS inks for a while now. I also used the original quads and the differences are noticable... for me anyway. Though I never could get
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2001-10-03 by Jerry Olson
Helene, I don t think in most cases you have to flatten your image before switching from grayscale to RGB it gives you an option. I always save the layers, and
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2001-10-03 by grdglass@aol.com
Hi Todd, I was going from memory this morning when I wrote that. We might be saying the same thing. What I do is finalize my image in grayscale and save it
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2001-10-03 by Tyler Boley
... I d take Bob O s advise seriously, I think he s been putting both of his through heavier use than mine, and seems to have had more trouble. Sorry Bob, I
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2001-10-03 by Phil Bard
Yes they include paper processing but I think that can be bypassed. The lab would have to process in trays... Phil http://philbard.com I am not certain but I
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2001-10-03 by Steadman Uhlich
That does sound obsessive....join the crowd. Steadman ... From: Martin Wesley To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 03,
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2001-10-03 by Martin Wesley
Tyler, As we have discussed a few time, this text only mode is full of pitfalls and even with the best of intentions and much experience, we all seem to keep
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2001-10-03 by Martin Wesley
... wrote: (snip) ... chances I ... trying to ... Bob, Great analogy for this whole business! Hell of way to operate in a visual art medium! I
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2001-10-03 by Martin Wesley
Cleasvis, Well I will drop the 1520 out of consideration. With the 3000 I would need to fill cartridges since the ink I want to use only comes in bulk. But if
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2001-10-03 by Martin Wesley
Nij, For some reason I was thinking that it was a 17 printer. I haven t looked at the specs in a long. I would certainly rather have the 17x??? capabilty. I
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2001-10-03 by Todd Flashner
Mark, I believe Dan Margulis Color Theory list could be very helpful -- lots of people who know their dots: Post message: colortheory@yahoogroups.com
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2001-10-03 by Tyler Boley
... wrote: I m sorry my response is delayed. I got outa here for a while. ... I know what I was thinking when I made each of those
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2001-10-03 by Martin Wesley
Carolyn, Well at least there is a way to do it and it shouldn t take all that long since the range of brush shapes I use is not very big. Just one of those PS
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2001-10-03 by Todd Flashner
... Perhaps you are referring to me. I m not clear on which direction you read the layer pallet from when you say placing Paul s curve ahead of other curves .
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2001-10-03 by Alessandro Pardi
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has had the chance to try the MIS Full spectrum inks and to compare them with the original MIS quads. I get very satisfactory
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2001-10-03 by Martin Wesley
... wrote: (snip) ... that ... sense ... priced ... way ... not ... I agree. I think the biggest issue is the lack of fiber B&W. If that were there, at least
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2001-10-03 by Martin Wesley
Steadman, Mike, It still takes me 15 - 20 work prints (Piezo or MIS) to get to a final print! This probably has more to do with being obsessive and endlessly
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2001-10-03 by Martin Wesley
Trevor, Thanks for the information. I read the two PDF files. A very interesting approach to the problem and I suspect closer to what we may see from Epson as
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