Digital BW, The Print

Piezo users,

I use just 4-ink printers (1160 & 3000) and have the last Piezo update for
them, I think (513e).  What does the version 6 add, if anything, that would
visibly improve output with my quads?

Paul

on 12/15/01 1:10 PM, Paul Roark wrote:

> Piezo users,
> 
> I use just 4-ink printers (1160 & 3000) and have the last Piezo update for
> them, I think (513e).  What does the version 6 add, if anything, that would
> visibly improve output with my quads?

I don't use it so I don't know for sure, but didn't the v6 driver add a
16-bit pipeline through the driver?

Todd

Paul,

Well you get more paper profiles I believe, including EAM, (these 
might have been added into the last version 5 update) the ability to 
place the image on the paper exactly, and a "Quality" setting 
of "Good", "Better" and "Best". On the 1280 this seems to correspond 
to 720, 1440 and 2880 dpi, and on my 1200; ?, 720 and 1440dpi. So you 
can make lower quality but fast printing proofs.

I really didn't see any difference in image quality with my 1200 
between the two versions.

Martin


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> Piezo users,
> 
> I use just 4-ink printers (1160 & 3000) and have the last Piezo 
update for
> them, I think (513e).  What does the version 6 add, if anything, 
that would

> visibly improve output with my quads?
> 
> Paul

on 12/15/01 1:10 PM, Paul Roark wrote:

>> Piezo users,
>>
>> I use just 4-ink printers (1160 & 3000) and have the last Piezo update
for
>> them, I think (513e).  What does the version 6 add, if anything, that
would
>> visibly improve output with my quads?

Todd wrote:

>I don't use it so I don't know for sure, but didn't the v6 driver add a
>16-bit pipeline through the driver?

Yes, I think it did, but I'm not sure if there is a real visual improvement
or not.  The Piezo ramps with the 8-bit system seem to have some vertical
lines in them in the shadows.  If the 16 bit got rid of these, for example,
it would be worth getting.

Paul