Digital BW, The Print

----- Original Message -----
From: "karene_digitalartsupplies" <karene_digitalartsupplies@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Sundance Inks


> Hello all,
>
> We have received a number of phone calls regarding questions this
> group had posted about DAS carrying the Sundance inks & R9 plug-in.
> We don't monitor these groups normally but I did think it appropriate
> to respond to these questions directly.
>
> We are selling the plug-in separately from purchasing the ink.  The
> purchase price is $149.95.

Karen,

Thank you for your feedback. Manufacturer and distributor input to this list
is most welcome.

A very big thank you for making the R9 plug-in available separately from the
inks and at an attractive price. As more inks sets have come on the market
designed to be compatible this workflow that is a very wonderful news. I
hope that this will put the technology in the hands of a broader range of
users.

> Both R9 & DAS believe that using
> ImageExportBW with an inkset that has been calibrated (Sundance
> Neutral Warm Inks) produces results that are superior to other
> technologies currently available. However it can be used with other
> inksets;  please note that the ImageExportBW plugin will not perform
> to its maximum capability when used with unsupported inks or media.
> It also may not perform exactly as the user intended.

This is a good point and one that people should keep in mind. I think that
other ink sets have worked well with the Piezo driver but some ink sets on
some papers are not always quite dead-on when you print a step wedge. I
noticed this when I printed with blends of the MIS-FS standard and neutral
tone inks.
>
> Regarding the Photoshop support, I apologize for the confusion.
> Photoshop 7.0 is supported but not under OS10 (yet) that is the
> version that is coming shortly.
>
> There are many folks that do like the original inks, we are providing
> another avenue to bring them to the market.  For those interested a
> Sundance Cool Set will be introduced this summer, first in cartridges
> for the 1280.

Another choice of inks is very welcome news. The more choices the better.

I wish you good luck and success with your venture into the quad ink
business.

Martin Wesley