Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
Speaking of Epson printers and B&W printing, I ran across this
product recently:
BowHaus: InkJet Control™ and OpenPrintMaker™
<http://www.bowhaus.com/services/IJCOPMmain.php4>
Has anyone tried these products? They're not cheap, but if they
substantively improve B&W print quality with the Epson R2400 and
R4800, it might be worth it.
Godfrey
Godfrey,
I hang around on the Digital B&W Printing group over on Yahoo. Over
there, the general consensus is that a RIP makes a great deal of
difference on the older Epsons, but not on the R2400 and 4800/7800/9800
with the Advanced B&W driver option and the K3 inkset. A RIP is of
course useful if you wish to use a 3rd party inkset.
Most folks are using QuadToneRIP or Imageprint with the PhatteBlack
setup if they are using a RIP. The former is extremely inexpensive
(free to try and $50 to buy, no restrictions on the try) and quite good
for B&W work.
-Adam
