Digital BW, The Print

Nemo,

It's my understanding that there is no way to make the current  
version of OPM (or the most recent beta version) connect to the  
printer via ethernet.  There was some discussion on the IJC/OPM  
message board (http://www.bowhaus.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?b=003)  
about this feature possibly coming in a future version, but I haven't  
heard of any timeline.

I'm pretty sure Joe and crew went that route because of the added  
complexity of network printers.  Direct connections between the  
computer and printer are MUCH easier to code than network printing.

At K2 Press we drive our Cone K7 ink printers with IJC/OPM.  After  
some testing last year between IJC/OPM and QTR we decided on IJC/OPM  
for a number of reasons.  One important reason is user interface.  I  
just finished building a profile from the ground up for the new K7  
split tones on for a 7600.  It only took a couple of days of work,  
but I spent several weeks last fall learning the tool on a 2200.  The  
process used to limit inks, and build curves is more straight forward  
to me and closely matches the process we use to build custom  
environments and profiles with our color printing RIP, ColorBurst.  I  
just finished building a profile for the new K7 split tones on for a  
7600.  It only took a couple of days of work, but I spent several  
weeks last fall learning the tool on a 2200.

QTR is an excellent tool and you cannot bet the price.  It also can  
drive the printers via ethernet.  For anyone that wants to get  
printing quickly with the K7 inks it's the route I recommend.  If one  
is willing to put in the time with IJC/OPM learning to exploit the  
control it enables, the results are worth it... IMHO.

Scott King
K2 Press
Austin, Texas




On Nov 15, 2006, at 10:40 AM, nemoniemann wrote:

> I recently bought IJM/OPM to use with my quad ink 7000 and UC inked
> 4000. So far I'm fairly impressed. I've used QTR for a little while,
> but I've had difficulty in making good profiles for my 7000. My
> greatest disappointment is the lack of Ethernet support with IJM/OPM.
> Anyone know why they went that route and if they'll ever address it?
> It's a pain connecting/disconnecting then USB. Not a huge deal, but
> bothersome. Also, because my 7000 is on a 15 foot USB cable, I've
> thought of attaching it to a wireless print server, thereby making it
> Ethernet, but unusable with IJM/OPM. Also, IJM/OPM comes with very
> little support for the 4000, in the way of profiles, and NONE for the
> 7000.
>
> I'd be curious to hear about the differences and success or failure
> between the two. I'm curious if anyone who has used both sees a major
> difference. At this point, I'm trying to decide whether to switch over
> to the K6 inks, or stay with my ICC Piezotone Selenium inks. Thoughts
> on that would be appreciated as well.
>
> Nemo
>
>
> 



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