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Re: paper settings and ink volume

2006-05-30 by Olivier

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Graham" <gebilwil@...> wrote:
>
> At least in the Epson driver, media type affects a ton of things,
> including ink volume.  It is possible to puddle ink on the paper by
> making the wrong choices (I did it once long ago).
> 
> and I would think that gloss might take less ink?  less absorbant? 
> just guessing.  Anyway, I once heard that ink volume is highest at one
> end of the media type pull down list and continuously decrease down
> (or up) the pull down list.  Don't know if it is true or not, or which
> direction it runs in.
> 
> Scott
> 
Yes, for the Epson driver it's quite clear. Where it is not is for QTR 
that uses the Gimp print engine. I don't know if ink load is embedded 
depending on paper choice in the drop-down box.

Olivier

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