Re: Imageprint Question
Re: Imageprint Question
- Subject: Re: Imageprint Question
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 11:19:47 -0500
> This is nonsense. First, you can
profile Imageprint via CMYK if you like, so
> you can control how the profiles are built. There is no linearization
> feature, its is already done at a level much higher and more complicated
> than the number of steps you get with applications like StudioPrint.
At
> least in StudioPrint version 10, you could only run 40 patches per
channel.
> The one down side of Imageprint is that running an aftermarket inkset
can be
> problematic, and you really don't have a way around it like you would
with
> Onyx or StudioPrint. The ink limiting in Imageprint is designed to
obtain
> maximum gamut but also to prevent slamming the paper with too much
ink for
> no good reason. From this default state you can dial back any of the
> channels but cannot increase limits any further.
Well...you can profile Imageprint as
a CMYK device...but my understanding is it IS an RGB RIP. Imageprint has
a "black box" conversion from whatever to CcMmYKk (much like
the Epson driver...it just does it much better!). It is true that there
is less control there than other RIP's, but at the same time it does a
lovely job with minimal fuss. If you're one of those people who really
likes to get under the hood and noodle around, you might find it frustrating.
If that is the case then you may want to look at something like Colorburst,
which DOES offer linearization and the ability to treat the device as CMYK.
Then you can really get into the nitty gritty of building your own CMYK
profiles with custom black curves and other such niceties.
>There is no reliance on Epson code, only to communicate with the printer
on
> the Windows side (aka Imageprint follows the same port that your normal
> Epson driver would use). You don't even need to load the Epson driver
on the
> Mac. Its funny you should mention this because most RIP vendors
use the
> built-in microweave, or public domain screening patterns, but Colorbyte
> writes their own set over 8000 layers deep for each printer model.
To say
> the image quality is less than other Windows RIP's is absurd, the
Imageprint
> client list says it all. You should demo the software, and print some
B+W
> while you are at it.
Absolutely. Download the demo and give
it a whirl! You will get large watermarks over all your output, but it
will give you a good idea of how the RIP works and what the prints look
like. The same is true with Colorburst, but instead you get a fully functioning
demo for 15 days.
Good luck,
Eric Bullock
Color Guy
Hecht's/Strawbridge's Advertising
685 N. Glebe Road - 5th Floor
Arlington, VA 22203
703.247.2391
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