Ender100@aol.com
Date: 02/10/03-03:34:28 PM Z
Galina,
I attended a digital workshop in Chicago given by the current gurus and they
gave a demonstration with the Epson 7600 and the Colorbyte RIP. They printed
a variety of targets including gray scales and had a color corrected light
booth for viewing. They were probably the most neutral gray scales I have
ever seen come off an inkjet. Actually they were such a neutral gray that
they were not that pleasant for me to look at! It would be interesting to
see something printed with a pt/pd tone to it.
I think the 7600 should be a good choice for negatives provided there is a
substrate that works with it, such as the Pictorico. I believe someone on
this list has tried this with either a 2200 or a 7600 and should be able to
comment about it—I think the issue would be whether or not the negatives dry
quickly after printing and how much the ink tends to puddle—I don't have any
info on this. The 7600 should be capable of printing a very fine, smooth
negative, considering the small, variable picoliter size of the dots.
I have an Epson 10000, but I follow the info on the large format printers
closely and I agree with what Jack has said below. The Atkinson profiles
have gotten a very good review and they are free. I wish he would do this
for the 10000. I'm paying at least $100/profile for each paper I have
profiled—plush the cost of two mailings of the output. The two that I have
had done by Profile City have been no better than the standard profiles that
came with the Epson.
You may want to get the printer and play with it first before you put the $$$
out for the RIP. Try the free profiles first.
Mark Nelson
In a message dated 2/10/03 2:58:20 PM, jefulton1@attbi.com writes:
<< I am considerung to buy a new printer.
Does anyone on the list have any experience with Epson 7600 in connection to
negatives or metamerism ?
I would appreciate some advice.
Galina.
Galina . . . yes, the 7600 is very good printer w/little metamerism. I too
am just about to purchase one and plan to use the 9600 cartridges in it.
Yes, they will stick out a bit but the price for double the amount of ink is
not twice as much in cost so that will be a savings right there.
Secondly, I am also purchasing the ColorByte RIP which bypasses the printing
engine of the 7600 and produces as fine (if not finer) dot pattern which is
about a perfect stochastic(random rather than 1/2-tone dots) pattern. This
RIP produces superb color and if you are working on a different substrate,
they'll provide you with a profile after you send in the patterns for them
to create the profile for you. You can look @ their web site for more
information.
Third . . . . Bill Atkinson (Apple & Hyper-Card fame) has created profiles
for Epson's primary papers (luster, gloss, matte) which one can download
free @ the Epson web site. these provide one w/a very neutral gray and
excellent color w/out purchasing RIPs etc. but only w/those Epson papers. I
do know that Bill is re-writing the Epson driver for these printers and this
will apparently aid greatly in reduction of what metamerism is present.
There was something else but that has slipped my mind.
Best
Jack Fulton >>
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