Wide format inkjet recommendation
Wide format inkjet recommendation
- Subject: Wide format inkjet recommendation
- From: "R. Perkins" <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2001 10:50:41 -0500
- Organization: Paramount Printing
We are in the process of selecting a wide-format ink jet (44") for digital
proofing in a prepress environment. Right now management wants the color proof
mainly for color breaks and not critical contract color. I think the next
question will inevitably be "can we get the colors closer?". I have been using
Praxisoft's Compass Profiler to build ICC profiles of our other output devices
and want the printer we buy to work well with ICC color management.
We are looking really hard at the Epson 9000 and 10000. We are planning on
driving it with a Best Color RIP. Are there better printers to look at (such as
ColorSpan, Roland, etc)? If we settle for an Epson, should we get the Archival
ink version or the Dye? Which works better for Color Management?
How much of a machine do we need to install and run Best Color's RIP? I was
thinking just about any box would do (our sales rep is trying to get us to buy a
stealthy RIP). Is this critical?
Thanks in advance,
Randy Perkins
Paramount Printing