Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/12
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At 02:53 PM 4/12/00 -0400, you wrote:
>How can the software plugin get over the physical limitations of the
>printer itself? The printer can only lay down ink droplets of a certain
>size, and at a fixed density. How can the dots become invisible?
>
>Dan C.
Dan -
From the FAQ on the web site:
Is it true that piezographyBW is dotless?
Yes. PiezographyBW software essentially
replaces the firmware of an Epson printer that is
responsible for the microweave dither. We
replace it during printing with a proprietary
software broadband microweave which places the
dots of ink which are printed so close to
one another than a continuous tone is produced.
An Epson 3000 using our proprietary
software prints with the quality associated
with 6 color Epson printers such as the 1200.
back to FAQs
What is the apparent resolution of the Epson
3000 version of PiezographyBW?
PiezographyBW software with its proprietary
broadband microweave produces an apparent
2000+ dpi resolution. The Epson 3000 produces a
finer resolution black and white print than
an IRIS printer, The resolution is so fine that
the print is virtually continuous-tone. The IRIS
printer at an apparent resolution of 1800 shows
a dither pattern. Not so with PiezographyBW
Tina Manley, ASMP
http://www.tinamanley.com