QTR-Quadtone RIP

Jason-


I'm not speaking for Walker, or Inkjetmall, though I've been a satisfied customer since the later 1990's.


I applaud what Richard has accomplished. It is no small thing! I've already purchased and downloaded his software (which is very underpriced, in my opinion). I hope Richard, and others, continue to push for better tools and better solutions, and I intend to support them.


The "hidden" issue is tech support. Roy's QTR is a miracle of sorts. I've never met him but admire the support he offers through forums. I can only imagine what else he has to field that doesn't show up on the forums. Richard seems to have elected to travel a similar path and I hope it works for him. Overall, though, you'll notice that most "tech support" comes from dialogues and responses to questions through the forums. Honestly, I don't think there is any other way it could work and I'm grateful these forums exist.


Inkjetmall not only has pushed the boundary with a relentless commitment to R&D but, in my experience, the best customer service and tech support in this market.


I buy groceries from vendors that I want to support so they can stay in business, prosper, and continue to sell me the stuff I want to buy. I'm more than willing to spend a bit more to contribute to what is essentially a very fair system. I pretty much take that approach with everything I purchase, when I have a choice. 


I know that every dollar I spend at IJM is actually an investment. Not just in their future, but in mine.


Bill Kennedy
Professor of Photocommunications
Area Coordinator
St. Edward's University
Austin, Texas USA



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From: wattsies67@... [QuadtoneRIP] <QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com>
To: QuadtoneRIP <QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wed, Nov 2, 2016 4:32 pm
Subject: Re: [QuadtoneRIP] New Automated QTR Profiling Tools



  
    
                  
Wlaker, IJM provides both the inks and various tools to run the piezography inksets which it sells as a turnkey solution, with many promises about its performance and comparative advantages to other approaches.  It's not an inexpensive solution.  Nor would you expect it to be.  Clearly it has taken a lot of research and development to produce and in the early days of digital printing it provided a hope for a black and white solution that didn't otherwise appear available in the digital paradigm.  Where it makes sense, it is an excellent product in many respects.  I used the selenium inks for a few years, but unfortunately I don't print often enough that I can overcome the frustration of the ink settling issues in printers like the 3880.


However, I think there is a fair difference between a company like IJM and what Richard is doing which as I understand it is basically making available some tools he has dev eloped on a "see how you go with these" basis and is seeking to recover some reward for the effort he has made creating them.  Richard also has a day job.  I certainly wouldn't expect a lot of aftermarket care for the outlay involved, although I am sure Richard will provide that through various channels as he has been pretty helpful in his contribution to this and other forums to date.


The main thing here is that we have a number of very valid alternatives for digital black and white printing and are fortunate to have people who continue to develop products and solutions which they are prepared to share with all of us, often on pretty affordable terms.  More importantly, the knowledge that people are prepared to share on forums like this enable us to all become better at our craft. 


Richard, I'm looking forward to your book and to your tools for the K3 OEM inks.


J ason