| Linux / Unix Command: gimpprint-inktypes |
NAME
gimpprint-inktypes - Gimp-Print inkset typesDESCRIPTION
Gimp-Print supports many different inksets, which are printer type specific. The option names are case sensitive. Two names are listed for each resolution; the first (short) name is the inktype, and the second (long) name is descriptive. Not all ink types are supported on all printers.INK TYPES
Epson and Lexmark (other than the 4076) printers
Six color printers can print using four color inks or all six colors. Six color mode is recommended for photographs. Four color mode may be useful when printing text with embedded graphics to reduce ink consumption, or to print higher quality with Ordered, Fast, or Very Fast dithering (see below).The "Composite" modes use only color inks (no black) to produce all colors and black. These ink types are rarely useful, but on certain types of paper they may produce a smoother image than that produced by mixing black ink in. The Epson Stylus Color 1500 cannot mix black ink with colored inks; on this printer, Three Color Composite must be used.
| Ink Type | Description |
| Photo7 |
Seven Color Photo (CcMmYKk, for the Epson Stylus Photo 2100 and 2200, and
Stylus Pro 7600 and 9600)
|
| PhotoCMYK | Six Color Photo |
| PhotoCMY | Five Color Photo Composite |
| CMYK | Four Color Standard |
| RGB | Three Color Composite |
| Quadtone |
Quadtone grayscale inks (special third party inksets designed to produce
superior results for grayscale images)
|
| Gray2 |
Two Level Grayscale (Kk, for the Epson stylus Photo 2100 and 2200, and Stylus
Pro 7600 and 9600)
|
Canon printers
| Ink Type | Description |
| Gray | Black |
| RGB | Color |
| CMYK | Black/Color |
| PhotoCMY | Photo/Color |
| PhotoCMYK | Photo |
PCL (Hewlett-Packard and Lexmark 4076) color printers
| Ink Type | Description |
| CMYK | Color + Black Cartridges |
| Photo | Color + Photo Cartridges (For Deskjet 69x only) |
Black and white PCL printers (laser printers, in particular) do not allow any value to be specified for the ink type.
SEE ALSO
gimpprint-color(7), gimpprint-dithers(7), gimpprint-imagetypes(7), gimpprint-mediasizes(7), gimpprint-mediasources(7), gimpprint-mediatypes(7), gimpprint-models(7), gimpprint-resolutions(7).
Important: Use the man command (% man) to see how a command is used on your particular computer.
