Digital BW, The Print

"kbee123456789" <dkbb1@...> wrote:
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> ...I think I will go ahead and try the Eboni-4 and then learn how to linearize.  (I think I recall that you have a pdf that addresses that topic, you are a gold mine of info).


I use the DataColor Spyder 3, but a flatbed scanner (and even a digital camera) can be used.  (See my Workflow notes, linked to http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Workflow%20Notes.pdf .)

Roy Harrington made a Photoshop script to automate the flatbed scanner procedure.  See the StepWedge tool at http://www.quadtonerip.com/html/QTRdownload.html .

There is one apparent bug with the WF 1100 to note.  When used in connection with my (Windows 7) Photoshop CS5, the printer or PS seem to "remember" some of the last settings used in the PS "Print" screen.  So, if I am changing the number of copies to be made or the ICC used, I'll print a plain paper copy (with the Epson driver set to the highest speed & plain paper -- settings the system does not remember) and waste that page in order to get the correct ICC set.  It's a weird bug I don't run into with other Epson drivers.


Good luck with the setup.  I really like the 1100, with the caveat that it's slow and has no QTR support.  

As an aside for those looking into competing printers, note that the 1100 with the Epson driver, while being very fast with text, is slow in printing photos.  It's a bit slower than the 1400 with QTR.  The 1400 with the Epson driver is nearly twice as fast as the 1400 with QTR.  With my dyes and making cards, the 1400 has yet to match the lack of edge microbanding of the 1100.  It may be slow with photos, but the 1100 can make very nice print.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com