Digital BW, The Print

Paul,

Thank you for you quick response.  

My point about the full coverage print is that BO uses the white paper for the white part of the image. Therefore, areas that are mostly white will not have the glop coverage.  I have wiped my Claria matte prints with a wet rag(scrubbed even) and it is a durable as they say. Obviously, I would not be able to do this with bare matte paper. (Epson Ultra Premium Presentation Matte)

I look forward to using the QTR software and hope my 1400 is up to par for BO printing.  I liked BO on a lesser printer and  hope for even better results with the 1.5 peco heads. 

I am a frequent visitor to your site and commend you on the help you have given all of us.

Lincoln 



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul" <roark.paul@...> wrote:
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> "outdoornm" <outdoornm@> wrote:
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> > Since the 1400 has the fine 1.5 peco heads, I would like to try BO with the Claria inks. 
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> >My understanding is that selecting grayscale on this printer actually uses more than the black ink channel.
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> Yes.
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> > If I purchased Roy Harrington's QTR, would this allow me to print true BO with the Claria inks? Would this be suggested?
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> Yes.  Use QTR.
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> > ... I am concerned that the print would not be as protected as a full coverage print. 
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> I'm not sure what you mean here.  I suspect you're thinking of the gloss optimizer the R1800 uses, but that does not protect the print; it simply helps hide some of the artifacts of pigments on glossy paper.  You won't have these artifacts with Claria prints.
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> I've seen some Claria glossy prints that are amazingly good.  On some papers the K is a bit greenish.  For these, you can tone them more neutral with the LM ink.  I've made some QTR profiles that do this and might be useful to you once you get the system up and running.
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> With any black only workflow there is a higher chance that the particular printer is not made well enough that it can make a good print with only one channel (K) printing.  From what I can tell, most 1400s are made well enough to  make a good black only print.
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> We don't have longevity information on the Claria black only prints at this point.  They won't be in the same class with 100% carbon, but how well they'll do is unknown at this point.  
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> Paul
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