Re: 6 color v 8 color variable droplet printers
Re: 6 color v 8 color variable droplet printers
- Subject: Re: 6 color v 8 color variable droplet printers
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 09:17:35 EDT
In a message dated 6/29/04 2:43:04 AM, email@hidden writes:
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We are about to upgrade our one of our printers to a new Roland Hi Fi
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Pro. Their latest printers have changed back from eight color to six
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color, with the rationale that the need for the light cyan and magenta
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is not needed anymore due to the ability to use smaller droplets
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instead. We would like to run with the CMYKOG option but as image
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quality is our main concern we wonder if we lose anything in the
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gradations etc by not having the diluted inks?
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If the dots are small enough (something a bit over I picoliter seems to be
sufficient) then you aren't losing anything in quality, and are simplifying the
process (no light to dark changeover gradient required, no difference in
chromaticity of diluted versions on certain media, etc).
C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Inc.
email@hidden
www.colorvision.com
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