Full Version: Help - stray dots in sublimation FRP
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#10]
9 Feb 2006
To: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#9] 9 Feb 2006
I was never a fan of the new small format printers.
Your story confirms that I'm on the right track by hanging onto my 900/980 models and repairing if/when necessary.
From: logojohn [#11]
9 Feb 2006
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#10] 9 Feb 2006
The c86 isn't that old and not used much.
Also trying to get the laser printer shared to my computer to test the
laser paper. But they can't locate the software cd yet and its only a few
weeks old :'-(
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From: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#12]
9 Feb 2006
To: logojohn [#11] 9 Feb 2006
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#13]
9 Feb 2006
To: logojohn [#11] 9 Feb 2006
I prefer 4-color printers for ink jet sublimation.
Why?
Even though the extra colors (light cyan & light magenta) help with shadows and transitions, in "standard" photo printing, when it comes to dye sub, there's no discernable difference between 4 & 6 color output.
I spoke to Tim Lutz, of Novachrome USA about the differences between 4 & 6 color ink jet dye sub.
To paraphrase, Tim said, "I've been at this (dye sub) a long time and I'll tell ya what, I can't see a difference between the two."
I made the same personal observation, before asking Tim for his opinion.
As Harvey says, the R1800 is basically the replacement for the 1280. I'm not positive, but it may be an 8-color printer.
Will 8-color dye sub show a dramatic increase in color gamut?
I haven't seen enough 8-color output to say. I doubt there would be enough difference to warrant the expense of the additional colors of ink.
I did take a close look at the C86 today, to check for access to the printheads. Juts like Harvey mentioned, very limited access. Pretty much just from the right-hand side.