Personally, no. I have unlimited access to the commercial products. I actually know next to nothing of Gutenprint. On Aug 4, 2013, at 12:11 PM, Spinnaker Photo Imaging Center wrote:
Laugh with me, if you will. Does gutenprint 5.2.9 fulfill any needs in your discussion?
I don't use any RIP, and when I had my Epson Pro 9600, I did use gutenprint 5.2.9. Not any more with my 9900. Just wondered..
Regards/David
David B Miller, Pharm. D. member Millers' Photography L.L.C. dba Spinnaker Photo Imaging Center Bellingham, WA www.spinnakerphotoimagingcenter.com 360 739 2826
On Aug 4, 2013, at 12:01 PM, Mike Strickler <info@mspgraphics.com> wrote:
Yes, not all matte media; it's the fine-art types--no one wil likely miss quad-tone output for bond paper. Yes, everyone should read the instructons.
It's not just the gray replacement that RIPs can botch; it's also the light ink handling in general. You can get puddling on certain media even at modest total ink limits owing to excessive light-ink ouput. If it's a contone CMYK driver one has no access to the light inks and cannot control the problem. The necessary low TILs severely constrict the gamut in dark colors.
MS
On Aug 4, 2013, at 11:34 AM, Ernst Dinkla wrote:
Very true. For example the Wasatch Softrip makes a mess of this N-color inkset. Worst black generation I have seen. One should not call Qimage Ultimate a RIP but it is an excellent companion for the HP driver.
The MK-PK-Grey-LightGrey ink neutral spine is used in only a few of the media presets, among them the one for HP Matte Litho-Realistic paper. On some matte papers the PK is not used, on bond qualities one of the grey inks is taken out as well. Link load reduction in steps. Best thing; this all is described in HP docs.
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