tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488429092050652268.post2087636997885364590..comments2023-03-23T09:11:56.899-05:00Comments on Digital Printing and The Pirates that Sell it!: IPEX 2010: Fujifilm's Xerox Color 1000 press will be showcased...Pirate Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04649677867102200501noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488429092050652268.post-49465625008491847712010-05-25T21:56:36.583-05:002010-05-25T21:56:36.583-05:00That is a great question and I will write a series...That is a great question and I will write a series on color quality and what do all the numbers mean. And just so you know Xerox is still 8 bit color depth and 600X600 dpi (each pixel is split into 4 quadrants) which is where the 2400 dpi and 1 bit (on or off) comes from.<br /><br />I will explain in great painful detail as this is one area that nonone from the sales side seems to understand. <br /><br />Keep your chin up!Pirate Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649677867102200501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488429092050652268.post-32331014182921122802010-05-14T02:55:32.520-05:002010-05-14T02:55:32.520-05:00Hi Michael,
As a Xerox iGen 'pirate' from ...Hi Michael,<br />As a Xerox iGen 'pirate' from Holland, i'am very curious to your explanation of the advantages of 8-bit. <br />At Xerox we have used the 8-bit for years and I am glad we have stepped up to 2400Dpi. You mentioned the Canon7000 wich is in my opinion a reproduction of the Xerox6060 (Maybe different name in the US) with 2nd fuser and all the quality 'issues' of the 8 bit (We also had with the DC6060/2045/2060/5252/12, all 8 bit machines). <br />The main problem you see at former Xerox machines and current 8bit printers are noisy (? can't find the right word)solids, because it is to hard for the machines to reproduce the same bit-setting for each pixel, so in solids you see very irregular pixel/bit settings, while they should be the same. It looks as if the machine is gamling each bitsetting per pixel. <br />In iGen it is done better (I do not say perfect), because of the use of more powerfull processors and laser technique, but that is wat makes the machine 3x more expensive. (But i still hope for a 2400Dpi iGen)<br /><br />With 2400 Dpi 1 bit, the pixel is just 'on' or 'off'... So solids are very much more smooth as you can see in the DC7002/8002 or Xerox700. Also, the machines places so much more pixels that is gives much sharper details and text/lines. (Draw a line with 600 dots or 2400 dots, which one is sharper?)<br /><br />So I am very curious why you think 8 bit is better, I like to hear from others than our own marketing dept. to have a realistic view.<br /><br />For your info: I have tested the Color1000Press with my own samples last week and have to say; I am very impressed. The somewhat obvious raster in iGen prints has dissapeared, very smooth sky's and skin tones. Ran some 25%grey full-page solids.. very, very smooth.. BUT, I have to test the machine in a long run. Also you can see that the machine treats the paper very gently, so the output is superb! So far it delivers more than expected! (and I am Dutch, so very critic about quality..)<br /><br />Regards,<br />Jeantin<br /><br />By the way; Kodak and Xerox names it Dry ink, Indigo names it Electro ink, at the end ALL manufacurers (inc Indigo) uses TONER, only Indigo uses kerosine as carrier, while Kodak and Xerox uses Developper (small metal parts) Not convinced? Why they need a fuser unit? ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com