Re: CMYKOrGrRB?
Re: CMYKOrGrRB?
- Subject: Re: CMYKOrGrRB?
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 18:47:14 -0400
The LC and LM are necessary. The reason Epson is starting to use R and
B and eliminating the diluted C, M and K is because the newer piezo
heads can manage to put a smaller volume of ink on the paper. Your
Roland cannot do this. Epson R800, I believe, is an experiment that
foretells of things to come. CMYKRBKV, matte black and gloss black and
the 8th cartridge holds a varnish, so that gloss prints can be made
with out bronzing....
Roland or none of the third party rips for the Roland have managed to
leverage the Orange and Green inks to increase the gamut to any
significant degree.
it is near impossible to print a target for color management. Also the
black is feeble on the Roland. Epson's current combination of a diluted
black and specific matte or gloss black is much more effective.
We spoke with the creators of a well know rip software and they
indicated that Roland had discussed with them creating a rip that would
instead use diluted black and perhaps a gloss black instead in the Or
and G channels. We were very interested in this, but before it could be
further explored there was a breakdown with Roland DGA that has left us
with a non-working FJ400 printer.
Roland's dealer and authorized service people, Professional Graphics
here in NY, performed a routine service to the machine that was done so
ineptly that it left the machine inoperable. After spending several
thousand dollars with another service company under Roland's direction,
the problems never disappeared and although Roland DGA told us they
would take responsibility - Roland stopped all communications and
stiffed the repair person. The new head fails to work and Roland is not
honoring the warranty. Roland's legal department instead sent us a
letter, stating that if we called Tech Support or anyone at the company
again they would sue us. !
Incredibly outrageous business practice. They may very well sue me for
bringing this to the lists attention, but I feel strongly that other
Roland users and would-be purchasers have a right to know what they can
expect.
Ulf Skogsbergh
On Sunday, June 27, 2004, at 01:00 PM, Douglas Rhiner wrote:
Theoretical situ:
Would there be any benefit, or what would happen if I were to run my
Roland FJ-500 with an inkset combination of CMYKOrGrRB?
Would the removal of the light-cyan and light-magenta and the addition
of red and blue broaden the gamut of my printer significantly?
How about taking Orange out and replacing with a light-black?
I know epson is playing with red and blue these days....
Any musings on this subject would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers!
Douglas Rhiner
Technical Director / Owner
HIGH MOUNTAIN IMAGERY / IMAGE TAHOE / TAHOE VR
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