Re: ImagePrint
Re: ImagePrint
- Subject: Re: ImagePrint
- From: "Cris Daniels" <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 18:33:12 -0300
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Are you saying that somehow the Imageprint rip secretly and intimately knows
your printer so well that it is exactly what the canned profile is, but
every other rip couldn't possibly be supplied with an equally fine tuned
linearisation for the average printer?
No I never said that at all. For the higher quality printers, the standard
profiles usually work very well if your printer isn't far off the mark. If it
is than you will need profiles made. Colorbyte makes no promises here. The
recipe is already linearized, that is why you don't have the option. Even if
the profile doesn't work, the density curves that ImagePrint uses are close
enough so that an ICC profile can easily rectify the difference between
machines. The other RIP's may yield decent results with the canned profiles, I
have not experienced this to a degree that I'm happy with. It is possible that
it works for some printers better than others of course. Linearizing your
printer under a "canned" profile is a hack.
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HP has an on board densiometer for linearisation tables for the 10,20, 50PS
printers and there is a rip that comes with it. No need to buy any
additional equipment there.
And I remember all of the hype about these "proofers", too bad the inks jump 5
delta-e every ten minutes the print sits on the table. At what point do you
actually call a print like this a proof? Why bother linearizing this printer
in the first place.
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Please note that most rips come with pre-made linearisations for the papers
that are supported
We just established that while many modern inkjets have good stability as far
as device drift against itself, but that some printers of the same make and
model can vary quite widely. How in the world can you say that you are
satisfied with pre-made linearization curves? If Best pre-made lin curves work
great consider yourself lucky that your printer is so close to theirs. Why did
they include the option to linearize the printer if you are going to use the
pre-made lin table for a totally different printer.
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I have never used Wasatch, so it's surprising to hear
their lin/profiles are so far off.
I like SoftRIP, it is no direct dig at Wasatch, my Mutoh Falcon is nothing
like theirs evidentally.....
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IF the quality of the supplied lin/profiles are not up to it then that's an
issue to take up with your supplier
Go to your dealer, they'll be glad to sell you a Spetrolino/ XY table. I don't
even bother looking for mercy in this industry.
Cris Daniels
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