Piezography - unique Media profiles for Quad Black inks

PiezographyBW ICC profiles

Piezography®BW uses a new generation of industry standard ICC / ICM profiles which have been invented to provide the user with tonal management for a variety of media when using PiezoTone inks. No software other than that which ships with the printer is required to use these profiles. PiezographyBW ICC profiles are used to linearize a media from its dMax (maximum black density) to paper white. PiezographyBW ICC profiles are designed to produce dotless (virtual) images using the manufacturer's own printer driver.

Photoshop users will preview their grayscale images as they will print on a selected paper and ink. (see for yourself, download a 1.5MB QuickTime movie: click here.)

We are the first company to produce a reliable and repeatable method of printing monochromatic inks which is industry standard and does not require the purchase of specialized printer RIPs or third-party printer drivers in order to utilize a media profile with monochromatic inks.

PiezographyBW ICC printer profiles carefully optimize the use of our inks in order to achieve the following benefits:

linearization of grayscale from dMax (darkest black) to dMin (paper white) in 256 even steps.
uses the manufacturer's printer driver to reduce micro-banding which may be present when using third-party printer drivers.
optimization of ink consumption by utilizing the minimum required ink to achieve a smooth tone.
unique profiling algorithm achieves dotless printing by suppressing or eliminating dithered dots.
auto-partitioning of ink densities.
allows use with any imaging or desktop publishing application which can open and print a grayscale image.
Photoshop users will be able to preview their grayscale images in the correct PiezoTone ink color, paper white, and black optical density.
Works with Macintosh OS9 and OSX and Windows operating systems from 98SE forward.

PiezographyBW ICC profiles with the appropriate media produce an extremely long tonal latitude, capable of separating a grayscale into 256 distinct luminosity values of gray. PiezographyBW differentiates between highlight and shadow details which escape definition in other digital systems as well as traditional darkroom printing. The PiezographyBW system does not have the shoulder and toe restrictions of conventional darkroom paper. Photographers who are not used to our system may be amazed at how the PiezographyBW system renders detail in both the extreme highlights and shadows.

Piezography has profiled the most popular papers.

Use PiezographyBW ICC profiles to print from any application which can open and print a grayscale image. Works with Mac OS9, Mac OSX and all versions of Windows since 98 Second Edition.