Digital BW, The Print

"remononaz1" <homershannon@...> wrote:
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> I found a cache of ICC profiles today and am wondering if I can use these. A number of them seem well suited for use with Red River papers on an Epson 1400. I have a 1400 and usually print on Red River Art White, Polar Gloss or Polar Matte. Can anyone explain the following:
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> These ICCs are for the Plus 4 set of B&W inks. Will they work with the UT-14 (six set) of inks?


ICCs are specific for the inkset named.  usually mine are in Zip files that are linked to PDFs with respect to a specific inkset.  UT14 is not the same as Eboni-4 Plus, if that is what the one was referring to.


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> Each of the ICCs is listed with a name that is in code, for example:
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> 1400-EB4-RR-auoraW-n2-rgb.icc
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> I'm assuming this means:
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> 1400 printer

Yes.


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> Ebony 4 ink set


Yes.

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> Red River Aurora White paper


Yes.  I think you'll find the Red River Natural uses the same profiles.

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> n2 - Neutral 2?


There can be more than a single ICC or profile that is "neutral."  Sometimes I re-do one for some reason.  If there are more than one, just see which one works best for you.

 
> rgb - set color space to RGB?


QTR's Create ICC-RGB, which was used to make the ICCs, puts an "rgb" at the end.  The plain Create ICC does not.  You still use a grayscale file when printing, however.  I think if you use an RGB file it will covert it to gray scale prior to applying the embedded curves.

 
> What else do I need to know? 

It's a good idea to read the PDF I've written on the inkset.  An index (not totally complete) of PDFs by printer and inkset name is at http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Inkset-list.html

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com