Re: New Epson 7 ink printers

["Ernst Dinkla" <E.Dinkla@chello.nl>]

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From: "sirius" <sirius1@wanadoo.nl>
To: <epson-inkjet@leben.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: New Epson 7 ink printers


> yes i would be happy if they introduced an 8 ink printer
CcMmYyKk with the
> build in choice to drive it as a RGB or directly CcMmYyKk from
scratch. I
> think this would solve lots of hair-pulling problems and save
me from early
> baldness (and keep me busy too for some time, i fear).
> Do 8 ink CcMmYyKk printers exist?

Colorspan has a wide format with some of it (12 ? heads|).
CccMmmYyyKkk but I'm not sure about it.

Mimaki JV4 has 12 Epson 10000 heads but is using all 12 only in
CcMmYK 2x or CMYKOG 2x.
And it can use pigment/dye/sublimation/textile ink next to one
another but not at the same time so 6 heads only then with a
choice of CMYKOG or CcMmYK. But that machine may get other
drivers that will allow more.
Mimaki JV2 has 7 Epson 3000 heads CMYKOG, CcMmYK or in the usual
textile mode CMYKOB + Grey.
Roland has an 8 headed printer, CcMmYKOG at the same time is one
configuration.

RIP only for all those printers.

I've seen the rumour about the 7 ink Epson somewhere else with
more data added. The replacement for the 7000/7500 will be the
8500.  3/5 picolitre. 7 ink. new wider gamut ink. 1 or 2 greys. I
guess the last is added by someone who has seen my message :-)
If it becomes a 7 ink printer it is more likely that it will be
CcMmYKk. That will take away most of the metamerism in the Epson
enhanced pigment ink, the 4 picolitre smallest droplet will allow
a long black/grey generation so there is no composite grey left.
The wider gamut has to be in the CMY pigment itself, the extra
grey doesn't help in that case.
4 picolitre as a compromise between speed and detail, it suits a
printer between the 5000 (3 picolitre) and the 10000 (5
picolitre). B&W that mixes some of the light grey in the black to
get rid of the white lines in Black only printing would be nice
but with a long black/grey generation and a grey RGB file you
already will get the best B&W possible + the extra colours to
make sepia etc as well.

Ernst




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