inkjet proofing platform
inkjet proofing platform
- Subject: inkjet proofing platform
- From: Richard Kenward <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 12:37:14 +0000
In message Fri, 16 Jan 2004, writes
Message: 3
From: email@hidden
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 08:20:05 -0600
Granted this is a matter of personal preference, but I am curious to
hear
what others feel is the best platform out there (at present) for inkjet
proofing. DesignJet? Epson? Roland? ColorSpan? The key characteristics
as
I see them should be:
Dear Eric
I see that you have left out Canon and wonder why? They have an
excellent A3plus machine in the W2200 proofer which we have had running
these last six months with excellent results. Great facilities for
really accurately setting the print heads up for optimum results, and we
have never had the slightest hint of banding blocked nozzles or
whatever. Its fast and the results are really superb. If you should be
unlucky enough to ever need a new head you can slip it in yourself.
Actually the printer comes with the print head to be user installed and
its a piece of cake to do.
If you want larger than A3plus Canon make larger models using a bigger
droplet size and not as high a resolution. I cannot vouch for the
results having not seen any output.
1) speed. Proofs should take no less then 15 minutes for a 2-up spread.
Of
course faster is always better! However, quality cannot be sacrificed
for
the sake of speed...no banding please!
See above! We get an A3plus out in less than five minutes at 1200x2400
not including the time to rip.
2) color stability. I can't wait two days for the inks to stop shifting
around. They need to be color accurate and viewable as they come out of
the printer.
You will need to carry out your own tests as some media out there is
rubbish but we have found measured stability with some of the Best
papers is fine.
3) dependability. After years wrestling with IRIS proofers I want a
printer that doesn't cost as much as a new Mercedes, nor costs as much
as
a Mercedes to maintain.
See above.
So...any thoughts? Or is inkjet even the way to go? Am I barking up the
wrong tree?
No problems here.
Cheers
Richard
Eric Bulloc
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