Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm also starting to work with Epson's ABW. After only a few attempts I'm convinced that ImagePrint won't be getting any more of my money. It's not quite a totally transparent work-flow but it's very good. Much progress has been made on this driver front. Adam On Jun 24, 2012, at 9:01 AM, Ken Carney wrote: > Howard, > > Thanks for looking. ABW (Advanced Black & White System) is Epson's > approach to b&w printing with a color printer. It accomplishes this by > using mostly the black inks and a little of the color ink. I think it > works really well with a little experimenting. The prints don't show any > signs of color shift, and you can print on semi-gloss papers with the > Epson factory ink. Prior to that, I used the ImagePrint software with > success for b&w. A consideration there is that I paid $900 for my Epson > 3880, and the ImagePrint software is also $900...The Quadtone RIP also > works well for b&w (www.quadtonerip.com) and only costs $50. > > Ken > (Most all of the b&w prints I brought on the cruise were with the 3880 and > ABW.)