Digital BW, The Print

Thank you Paul for the info., especially for confirming that it is the UT2 Eboni used for Matte papers in QTR.

Let me just try and get this clear - for Glossy papers do I use Photo Black in the Black position with a mixture of M and C position ink in the C position, or do I not use the Photo Black and instead use the M and C position inks in the Black position ?

Also what would be the proportions of the M and C ink ?

Mel  



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul" <roark.paul@...> wrote:
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> QTR supports the 1290 and UT2. The matte profiles that ship with QTR use Eboni.  The glossy profiles that I looked at use the M ink, toned with the C position ink for the neutral glossy, to generate the glossy blacks.
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> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com 
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Mel" <chilterns@> wrote:
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> > Below is a quote from Paul Roark's Information page.
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> > "For glossy papers, there are two printing procedures that can be used.   First, if Photoshop, Picture Window, or Photoshop Elements is used, image adjustment curves (or layers) are available that allow printing a number of popular glossy papers even though Eboni matte black ink is installed in the printer.  I, personally, keep Eboni black ink in my 1280 and use the image adjustment curves to print on glossy paper.  This makes the inkset extremely flexible and also usually results in better prints. 
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> > Second, Photo black ink ("PK") can be used.  It must be used if the print is made with programs other than the image editors noted above.  Recommended settings for PK ink are in the last section of this Readme file".
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> > In the last para. he states that "PK" ink must be used with image editors other than those above. I use PW Pro (one of those above) and about to use QTR - QTR does not have separate curves for Eboni and Photo Black.
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> > Does this mean I cannot use Eboni Black with QTR ?
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> > Mel
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