Digital BW, The Print

thanks...Much easier to understand now.


>From: "Daniel Staver" <daniel@...>
>Reply-To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: RE: [Digital BW] MIS explination
>Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 16:21:36 +0200
>
> > Sorry for the dumb question, but would someone please explain MIS
> > inks.  I have an epson 2200 and am looking for better results for my
> > prints.  Printing in the black only setting is OK but lack some
> > depth.  I've heard that getting the epson RIP will help, but I
> > really don't understand why other than controlling the ink
> > differently.  Thanks.
>
>The default Epson driver uses large amounts of color inks together to
>create the appearance of gray.
>
>Imageprint, Epson StylusRIP and iProof PowerRIP uses mainly black and
>light black with only very small amounts of cyan and magenta to make
>neutral blacks. This removes metamerism which is mainly caused by the
>large amount of yellow Epson uses to simulate gray.
>
>The black and light blacks are not neutral, they are warm brown.
>Especially the light black. That's why some cyan and magenta is needed
>to cool down the tone of the print.
>
>The results with these RIP's can be very good. Imageprint is the most
>well known, but at $495 also the most expensive. Reports about the Epson
>StylysRIP have been mixed, but it sounds like good results are possible.
>At $200 it's much cheaper than Imageprint. iProof PowerRIP costs $299
>and is easy to use, but not tested by many people for BW printing.
>
>The MIS inks are unrelated to this, they are a separate inkset with only
>tones of gray. Currently they are not available for the 2200.
>
>--
>Daniel Staver
>http://daniel.staver.no
>
>

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