Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug, Buy the basic model. In my business I use the full version of the Colorburst RIP - not the bundled version that comes with the 'Pro" model. The bundled RIP works only with Epson papers and generally does no better of a job printing than the Epson driver itself unless you have a Spectrophotometer for relinearizations. It won't allow you to create custom profiles or use any profiles other than the ones included. Imageprint is marginally better in that profiles are available for other papers, and they will make you a profile for any media you want if you send them a printed target, but you are still using "canned" profiles which you cannot edit yourself (I have other gripes with Imageprint's approach, specifically that they provide different profiles for different viewing light - which to me implies that none of their profiles are accurately gray-balanced). So buy the basic model, and when and if you need a RIP and profiling hardware/ software, you can buy tools that actually work. Hope this helps, Gilbert http://www.upstatelight.com On Dec 19, 2007, at 3:28 PM, dnygr wrote: > I'm going to buy an Epson 3800. The question is which one to buy: > the basic, the protrait, or the pro. The pro comes with rip > software. That seems good, though I couldn't explain why. A friend > tells me I should get Imageprint software. If I do, do I need the > Espon rip? If I don't need it, should I buy the basic 3800 and save > some money? > > Thanks in advance for any advice you may provide. > > Doug Nygren > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information