Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]All I know is what they are telling me at Ink Jet Mall (which is probably the standard vendor party line from the ink manufacturers). They say that both Generations and the Cones inks require Photoshop 6.5 and below. Based on what Tina and you have said, it sounds like a support issue rather than a real technical problem for Windows users. - --- Tim Atherton <tim@KairosPhoto.com> wrote: > > > > > Tim, > > > > I believe the software is a plugin accessed > through Photoshop. If you are > > running Windoze, you shouldn't have a problem with > PS7. > > > > steve > > It was the mention of Generations as well as Cone > inks that prompted me to > ask the question - Cone I could see, with the > plug-in and their notoriously > slow response time, but Generations or any other 3rd > party ink is totally > independent of PS version > > > 1. The chip that is put in some Epson printers has > to > > be bypassed (Epson may use this as protection from > 3rd > > party ink competition, or it may just be firmware > that > > they use for their own purposes that gets in the > way > > of the 3rd party manufacturers), although this is > not > > an issue with the 3000. > > A problem that has generally been solved with > present generation printers > (though maybe not the upcoming Epson 2200) - and > doesn't really depend on PS > version either. > > > 2. In any printer there are software based > controls > > for things like ink flow that packages like > Photoshop > > use to drive the printer properly. I gather than > the > > 3rd party inks have to be tweaked a bit vs. the > > standard Epson inks. > > Absolutely, with any third party inks - though > "tweak a bit" may be an > understatement in some cases!! (okay, some inks > and/or printers are easier > than others...) > > Tim A > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html