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[Digital BW] Re: Epson 3800 ABW 3rd party inks

2010-04-11 by vicpug

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Walker Blackwell <forums@...> wrote:
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> There is no way to control the neutrality axis of ABW for third party inks as it is a grayscale driver. You can only "tone" the output and that hue is followed through the entire tonal range of the print so any color transitions coming from the third party ink will still be there (maybe in slightly different proportions.)  As a result, you need to use QTR. This lets you modify the hue axis in the paper curve and get good grayscale prints with third party inks.
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> Walker

Many thanks. Can you profile a paper / ink combination with a Spyder/Colormunki and somehow easily export/import this into QuadtoneRIP and create a new Profile? This is where third party inks have a weakness.

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