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Re: 1440 dpi vis-a-vis 2880 dpi
2015-09-09 by ascherjim@...
My final prints have been until recently on standard 13- by 19-inch paper. However, I have recently switched to cutting 13- by 17-inch sheets from 17-inch-wide (by 50-foot) roll paper. (This saves a great deal of money.) Hence my current pictures can be no wider (in landscape mode) than a little less than 17-inches. If I wanted this size, but still used the 13- by 19-inch sheets, it would be a simple matter as you suggest to allow a one-inch margin at both ends to eliminate the micro-banding. However, to maximize the landscape width on the 17-inch paper, I would need to attach, as you suggest, a lead-in sheet, which I am prepared to try out. (My test prints are 4.25 by 5.5 inches, and my file prints are the A4 size. Hence, any micro-banding on those is of no real consequence.)
What I still, however, can't logically account for is the fact that over the years (and more recently also with the 17-inch sheets) I see no evidence of micro-banding when I use the three-ink set-up. It's only with my recent experimenting with a five-ink set-up -- on both printers (the 1400 less so) -- that I've come across the micro-banding.
Anyway, once again many thanks for sharing your thoughts, procedures and recommendations with me. Regards, Jim