Digital BW, The Print

"RodB" <rbruckdorfer@...> wrote:


> Prior to the purchase of an Epson 1400, I printed on a Epson C86 with the MIS B&W innkset. Life was simple.

(And thus the 1100 EZ setup to try to update and take that to 13" printers.)


>  The Epson 1400 and Quadtone Rip have introduced another level of complexity to the equation.


I try to facilitate a learning curve with an inkset approach that allows, first, a reasonable print with the Epson driver and not much else (the EZ approach).  The next step that often results in an excellent print is the use of an ICC (made with QTR's Create ICC-RGB) with the Epson driver.  The ultimate in control is QTR -- the rip end of it.  Black Only ("BO") is the simplest form of this to learn. So, hopefully there is a gradual learning curve here.


 
> The QTR profiles (curves) provided with QTR Rip have a "BO" designation, such as "Epson-Matt-HW-BO".  I assume "BO" means black only.

Correct.  And I apologize for my often cryptic and un-explained abbreviations.

The names of the profiles should always start with (1) if ICCs, the printer model, then the inkset ..., (2) if in a QTR folder like "1400-mis" the inkset will be first.  (The QTR folder already has the printer model info.)

There are some BO profiles in the 1400-mis folder that just start with "MK."  Since it's black only, as long as the ink in the K position is an MK, they ought to work.

> Is this profile for printing B&W prints with the standard Claria color inkset supplied with the printer or for a B&W inkset, such as Inksupply's UT-14.

Hopefully there will be an inkset designation somewhere.


> Paul Roark provides ICC profiles  for the Epson 1400 printer.  I assume these profiles are for the UT-14 B&W inkset and specific papers.

They should have inkset (or ink -- MK or PK) designations in the names. 

Note that in my 1400-mis QTR folder that I recently posted I have a lot of "utility" profiles such as "C-0-100" that simply prints a straight line curve using the Cyan position ink, whatever it is.
 
> Can anyone clarify the meaning of "BO" and whether Roark's ICC Epson 1400 profiles are for the UT-14 inkset?

"BO" = "Black Only"

If you're looking at an ICC, the printer name should be the first thing you see -- e.g., "UT14."  If you don't see "UT14," it's probably not for that inkset.

Hope this helps.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com