You never print in B&W? I find that the quality of the B&W profiles that ImagePrint has is superior to what I can create, no matter how hard I try. And as the B&W prints in ImagePrint don't use any of the yellow ink, they will last a lot longer than a B&W print made with a colour profile or with Epson's ABW option.
Yes, I do.
But I'm sorry, I don't really see the huge difference between both of them.
I know Michael said that the curve of top of the line product is almost very flat.
But as a shop owner, I do also have to concern about the balance between my investment and my income.
If it does not create higher profit than my current workflow, why should I invest a new equipement?
Longevity is very important, but by some how, I think this term has been over rated in someway.
I studied fine art as my major, to me, art is itself.
I, as a human being, changes all the time when time pass by.
I do believe changes in an art piece is acceptable.
But of course it better stays what it looks like after 30 years when I sold the piece to my collector.
Otherwise I will either have to reprint it or the value of my other works might just drop a bit.
Let me put this in another way, very selfish to say that, but personally I don't really care about longevity of my personal work.
If it will last for another 50 years, I'm good with it, I'll be in my 80s by that time.
I don't really give a dime after that, cuz I'll probably gonna be dead anytime soon.
I don't think da vinci had thought about his work can last that long too. (Just my thought of it, maybe he really did)
Nothing is perfect, IP is not, QI is not as well.
Just my personal favor doesn't mean is the best for the others,
but at least it works for me and I can still pay my bill for my rent and my coffee every morning.
Just like profiling, you want the piece come out numerical perfect or more eye pleasing?
I would choose the later one.
aaron