Digital BW, The Print

Hi John:

It was always $50 but on an honor system, I don't know as I paid for  
mine. I don't know how I could compare different versions.

I think metamerism is a characteristic of the 2200 especially with  
glossy paper, and the original ink. When I had mine, and used  
aftermarket ink, there was still metamerism.

Here is a message I unearthed by googling "QTR and UT7": from the QTR- 
Quadtone RIP  Yahoo group, in 2007.

Also try this link: http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/UT-2200-Readme.htm

Inksupply seems to say QTR and UT-7 are a good combo for Mac, but not
for XP (see below).

Using XP, CS2 and Epson driver give me good results with UT-7, most
remarkably with glossy : virtually no gloss differential, zero
bronzing (Costco Kirkland).

QTR is great with Epson OEM pigs but not for me with UT-7 .

My results seem to confirm that UT-7 isn't appropriate for QTR with XP
: Am I misreading Inksupply's statements(below)?

ULTRATONE 7 (UT7) FOR EPSON 2200, 7600 & 9600 7 COLOR PRINTERS

* Roark Configuration- This is for use with Windows or Mac and the
Epson driver. There are 7 inks in the set. They will print from full
sepia to cool using Photoshop adjustment curves or from warm to
neutral using just the Epson sliders on the print driver. They will
work in the 2200, 7600, and 9600 Epson printers. The workflow for the
2200 is released, the 7600/9600 workflow is under development (as of
5/22/04). The Roark Configuration inks and cartridges all start with
UT7 as the first 3 digits of the part number. If you don't see this,
you may have the other configuration.

* Bowhaus/QTR Configuration - We have Ultratone B&W inks
specifically formulated to work with Bowhaus Inkjet Control and
PrintMaker or with the Quadtone RIP software. Both of these
applications are for Mac only. Bowhaus works with OS9 and Quadtone RIP
works with OSX. These inks can not be used with the Epson driver. The
set of 7 inks is a variable tone set that prints from full sepia to
cool and anywhere in between. Both Photo Black and Eboni black are in
the printer at the same time. The software controls which one is being
used, while the other is shut off.


On Sep 10, 2011, at 12:11 PM, John wrote:

>
>
> I messed around a little with QTR a couple years ago when I first  
> tried
> B&W printing. QTR was free at the time, but it looks like it's $50  
> now.
> Is the new version noticeably better ? Have they licked the metamerism
> issue, even though the Epson inks are colored ?
>
> What about the option of the UT7 inks, no cartridge filling ? How much
> better than QTR, with the Epson inks, is that ?
>
> Thanks for the help !
>
> John
>
> > John:
> >
> > You can get rather nice B&W images using QTR driver and the standard
> > epson inks. Why not try that first, QTR is free to try.
> >
> > The 1400 is mentioned favourably, but you may have to mess around  
> with
> > filling cartridges to run it B&W. (filling cartridges isn't that  
> bad!)
> >
> > Leslie Otterbein
> >
> > On Sep 9, 2011, at 8:57 PM, John wrote:
> >
> > > I hope this question is not too open-ended ...
> > >
> > > I've had an Epson 2200 for awhile for color printing. I would like
> > > to get into
> > > B&W printing. Trying to read through the archives here, I am a bit
> > > overwhelmed
> > > with the choices; UT7, UT2, Eboni-6, etc. Not to mention the  
> variety
> > > of driver:
> > > Epson's, QTR, OPM.
> > >
> > > So I'd like suggestions as to the best way for me to proceed  
> towards
> > > getting
> > > good quality B&W prints. I would like some balance of simplicity  
> and
> > > quality.
> > > I do not think I want to get into filling my own cartridges or
> > > building my own
> > > profiles; and I do not have a densitometer. I see the Epson 1400
> > > highly
> > > spoken of in some of the threads, and given its surprising low  
> cost,
> > > I would
> > > consider switching to it if the consensus is that it's worth it.
> > >
>

Leslie Otterbein

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