Re: First Impressions on R9

[Dan Culbertson <danculb@concentric.net>]

Harry Saddler wrote:
>
>So you would recommend using R9 with your manual separation process for
>printing quadtones (again, I'm using MIS sixtone inks with the Epson 1200)?
>I'm trying to decide whether PressReady or R9 would be better for me (I'm
>only using Photoshop, so R9 sounds pretty good).

Right now I think it is up in the air.  If you are *only* going to work on
photo type prints from within Photoshop and only going to work with
quadtones I think the R9 would be better.  I'm still working with it to see
how  it does CMYK color prints  and profiles but with quads it is
definately a nicer option for manual separation and quads (not sure if it
supports the 1200 yet though!).

On the other hand, PressReady is a much more versatile product at a similar
cost.  You can't print an Illustrator file from the R9 unless you first
import it into Photoshop -- and if you ever want to do anything at all like
use a page layout program Press Ready is a better option.

For the MIS quads the R9 is the better option but for the low gamut CMYK
inks (which I am vastly interested in) Press Ready would seem to have a
leading edge since it handles CMYK profiles quite grandly.

So my wishy washy answer, I guess, is "It depends."  I covered all the
options and bought both.  Then, of course, there is the Jon Cone R9 driver
in the works as well.  (Is this what they call "overchoice"??)

Dan Culbertson






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