I don't know if this should be posted here or in the flexi forum, but I figured most people using a mutoh is probably using flexi.
I have a VJ-1614 and I have 2-3 10.5'x36' billboards to print. These don't need to be very high quality because of the view distance, I will probably use the banner 4 option to print. The problem is, last time I printed a billboard I went through atleast 600ml of ink (2 full 220's and then some..) It seems a bit much ink for 370 square feet.
It seems anytime I print full coverage (blues, reds, blacks) it is costing me between 55-65 cents a square. Does this sound about right? That mutoh study showed between 15-33, but I have never been that low for full ink coverage.
Anyway, does anyone have any ideas on how to minimize my ink usage when printing these billboards? All profiles that I have tried, especially on the fast settings, seems to spit a lot of ink still. I don't need these prints as saturated as it seems to make them.
I have a VJ-1614 and I have 2-3 10.5'x36' billboards to print. These don't need to be very high quality because of the view distance, I will probably use the banner 4 option to print. The problem is, last time I printed a billboard I went through atleast 600ml of ink (2 full 220's and then some..) It seems a bit much ink for 370 square feet.
It seems anytime I print full coverage (blues, reds, blacks) it is costing me between 55-65 cents a square. Does this sound about right? That mutoh study showed between 15-33, but I have never been that low for full ink coverage.
Anyway, does anyone have any ideas on how to minimize my ink usage when printing these billboards? All profiles that I have tried, especially on the fast settings, seems to spit a lot of ink still. I don't need these prints as saturated as it seems to make them.