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Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Poor quality on A3

2016-03-13 by forums@walkerblackwell.com

A few reasons for doing the 1430.

1. Because it’s actually a really very high-quality K6 head after the first inch and before the last. It’s dither pattern is almost superior to the x900s frankly (what I’m seeing in-lab right now). We are putting a CISS on it that (when raised to the proper level) increases pressure to the head decreases any small micro-banding.

2. This lowers the barrier-of-entry for anyone wanting to do alt-process at really high quality! We are seeing resolutions at a 1point-text level with Platinum right now . . . .

3. It’s a $300.00 printer that you can get new, that doesn’t have insane DRM built into it that excludes alternative inks.

cheers,
Walker


On Mar 12, 2016, at 9:36 PM, brian_downunda@... [QuadtoneRIP] <QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

If the R1430 is that low-grade, then why has IJM put so much effort into developing the forthcoming Piezo digital negative system for it?


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