QTR-Quadtone RIP

Hi Larry;

Tough call, this one. Doing what he needs with a 7600/9600 works 
well because you have two K inks and a smaller dot size, so you can 
get some very decent results with QTR leaving the color inks in it. 
getting good b&w out of the older machine does mean a deicated 
inkset, or trying to profile the color inks well enough to give you 
neutral B&W. Even if you put the UC class inks in it, ( e.g. 
Ultratones from MIS you will still have a very tough time of it IMO. 
OTH, changing out the inks in that machine isn't as bad as it 
sounds: you can pull the 'dampers' of each ink line, suck out the 
old ink with a syringe and bottom-fill adaptor, and simultaneously 
pull new ink in. You can do the whole process in under an hour once 
you figure out what you're doing.

Best luck,

Steve Karafyllakis


 --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Larry Almarode <larry@m...> 
wrote:
> Have quite a quandry.
> Have a client who just got a contract to do a museum and he's 
using a  
> 9500. He got the contract on the assumption he could get a 96-
9800,  
> but neither is available so am trying to find a solution that 
will  
> work with what he has. I suggested a Quadtone Inkset, but he 
still  
> wants to do some color work, so am wondering if there is an 
inkset  
> available that will do both, or is he going to have to go through  
> changing out inks when he wants to do color? Any help would be 
much  
> appreciated and i need an answer ASAP since he's going to signoff 
on  
> the contract over the next couple days..
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> ----------------------------------
> Larry Almarode
> Color Management Specialist
> MacPro Solutions
> 8030 West Broad St.
> Suite E
> Richmond, VA 23294
> 804-497-8710
> 804-497-8712 fax
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