Digital BW, The Print

It seems Piezo software is the only answer for relatively dot free 
printing. I need an all in one solution - possibly a 7000 or 9000 
that can print 8x10's through to 20x30's ganged up. The 8x10's have 
to stand up to a closer viewing distance of course. Anyone done 
great 8x10's on these larger machines. I Print very warm sepia.

Garry Sarre

www.sarre.com.au

Yes.  8 x 10 no problem on a 7000 with Piezo Pro24

How are you planning to print warm sepia?  The Piezo inks print 
slightly warm, particularly on Somerset Velvet, but you cannot adjust 
the print tone.
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Quentin

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "garrysarre" <garry@s...> 
wrote:

> It seems Piezo software is the only answer for relatively dot free 
> printing. I need an all in one solution - possibly a 7000 or 9000 
> that can print 8x10's through to 20x30's ganged up. The 8x10's have 
> to stand up to a closer viewing distance of course. Anyone done 
> great 8x10's on these larger machines. I Print very warm sepia.
> 
> Garry Sarre
> 
> www.sarre.com.au

> How are you planning to print warm sepia?  The Piezo inks print 
> slightly warm, particularly on Somerset Velvet, but you cannot 
adjust 
> the print tone.
> --
> Quentin

That was my next question Quentin, I dont think Piezo quads are warm 
enough. The sepia warmth is about the same as PShop 100y and 50r. 
May have to go for either the MIS up and coming (I think) quad Sepia 
or maybe Piezo colour pigs?

Garry Sarre

Garry,

Cone colour inks are not dotless.  Neither are any other colur 
drivers or RIPs for the 7000 so far as I am aware.  

You will see some dots with a 7000 and colour inks, but how visible 
depends uponm a range of variables.  I find pigment colour inks with 
the 7000 too coarse.  Epson or Lyson (and presumably other) dye inks 
have less visible dots, but you may have some trouble getting neutral 
B&W prints with them, and their longevity (Epson OEM inks at least) 
is a lot less than with pigments.

In view of Mike's confirmation that Imageprint 4 is dotless, I'd 
agree with his choices in an earlier post.

I have not used the small gamut B&W inks.  They are basically low 
saturation colour inks.  Thus, they too will not be "dotless".
--
Quentin  

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "garrysarre" <garry@s...> 
wrote:
> 
> > How are you planning to print warm sepia?  The Piezo inks print 
> > slightly warm, particularly on Somerset Velvet, but you cannot 
> adjust 
> > the print tone.
> > --
> > Quentin
> 
> That was my next question Quentin, I dont think Piezo quads are 
warm 
> enough. The sepia warmth is about the same as PShop 100y and 50r. 
> May have to go for either the MIS up and coming (I think) quad 
Sepia 

> or maybe Piezo colour pigs?
> 
> Garry Sarre