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Re: is Piezography inkset/concept dead?

2008-08-19 by Berel Lutsky

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "momoinu_dc" <LotusM50@...> wrote:
>
> Does anyone know if the file with the 1 pt text is available (say, for
> download) so we can run the test for ourselves and see the results
> first hand?
> 
> 
> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Jack" <jacknadelle@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "handyman856" <avr@> wrote:
> > >
> > > The Piezography website makes a pretty good case for their inkset,
> > > with the 1-pt type demo.  
> > 
> > That demonstration, the 1 pt test, has always raised a question in my 
> > mind.
> > It is comparing the epson driver with color ink to  QTR with gray
inks. 
> > A better test would be to print the inks themselves to QTR only. I 
> > think the big difference in quality is the QTR software compared
to the 
> > Epson driver. Not just the inks. Of course, I have not tested that, 
> > it's just arm chair science.
> > I use a 3800 with QTR and UCk3 and it prints really well.
> > Jack
> >
>
I have used both inksets with QTR - and the piezography inkset prints
are consistently better, smoother gradations and good shadow detail -
this is due to both the inks AND the curves provided by IJM for their
 inksets -

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