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Re: [QuadtoneRIP] 3880 ABW with carbon inkset -- smoother, sharper, deeper dmax, "color managed" on Win7

2015-06-06 by Roy Harrington

I don't see mention of the print resolution that is being used but I'd guess 2880 since that's
the best usually. Anyway on a 3880 printer at 2880dpi (really 2880x1440) there
is only one dot size -- Epson driver and QTR driver -- so I'd think its mostly a
matter of more inks and lighter inks being used.

Roy

On Sat, Jun 6, 2015 at 11:31 AM, David Kachel david@... [QuadtoneRIP] <QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


I think it's definitely the case the ABW is firing all colors - to make the OEM inkset smoother, I assume. It is a different way of doing that compared to the "color" mode, however. It's interesting that whatever strategy they took works for a monotone inkset. I'm just taking a guess that they are using way more of the smaller drops and light inks.

Paul,

Well, smaller drops of lighter inks placed more closely together could explain some of this behavior, I suppose. All I know is that I want to decide what inks get placed on my prints, not Epson.
I wish these companies would have an epiphany and realize that when they need a photographer for consultation, the guy to go to is not some jackass in a NY studio shouting “great, that’s great, give me more", while dancing around some anorexic model making silly faces.
There was a time when they would consult people like Ansel Adams. Now they go to Peewee Herman.


David Kachel

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