1. A system for evaluating image quality in an ink printing system comprising: at least one printhead configured to eject ink onto an imaging receiving member to form an ink image that corresponds to a digital image stored in the ink printing system; a scanner configured to generate a scanned image signal corresponding to the ink image; an image evaluator configured to process the scanned image signal and generate firing signal waveform adjustments and image data adjustments; and a controller coupled to the at least one printhead and the image evaluator, the controller being configured to generate firing signals that operate the printhead to eject the ink, the controller generating the firing signals with reference to the firing signal waveform adjustments and the image data adjustments.