Digital BW, The Print

David Kachel <david@...> wrote:
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>> If you're using a 1400, you can buy the PK and LK as 
>> pre-loaded carts for the UT14-M and LM positions.
>> See http://www.inksupply.com/ut14_black_and_white.cfm
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> So, if I go with the 1400, what inks will I need in which of the six
> cartridges/positions?

Are you going to be printing matte or glossy?  If matte, then you'll need Eboni MK in the K position. Even with MK in the K position, you'll be able to print glossy by just using the PK in the C and/or M positions to print the 100% glossy black.  The MK will not be used if the Y position ink (LLK) is turned off at the end.

If all you're interested in is the warmest carbon images, then you could fill all of the positions with the MIS carbon.

> And, since I would need to buy cartridges for all six 
> positions, wouldn't it be better to buy all empty cartridges
> and all bulk inks, instead of the two
> (M & LM) preloaded cartridges?

Yes.

You might consider modeling the all warm carbon printer after the UT14 -- Eboni in K, PK in both M and C, LK in both LM and LC, and then LLK in Y.  (UT14 uses glop there.)

 
> With this setup would I need to use QTR or Photoshop? Or could I use either?


Either.  With QTR you can't have 2 inks of the same density (e.g., 2 LKs) in the "gray" ink channel.  However, you can call one of the channels a "toner" and profile an inkset like this.

I personally think an ICC made with QTR's Create ICC-RGB, with a Photoshop curve embedded in it to control the distribution of inks, makes for the best workflow.  If, for example, you have MK in the K position for matte paper, you can use what I call a "sequential" curve to start the Y first and use it heavily at first, and then start the other channels, one after the other, to spread the starting points and cross-overs.  If the slopes are kept positive these types of curves are very portable among papers.  Then again, you might find that no curves are needed at all.

Note that the 1100 with LK in all the color spots and MK or PK in the K position is easier to maintain in the sense that fewer inks are required.  

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com