Digital BW, The Print

Ernst,


> There are several good reasons to drop glossy pigment inks like 
> bronzing, gloss difference, etc 

I definitely agree with that position.

> but the yellow edges of Museo
> Silver Rag should not be among them I think.

See the post I just made of my observations of Clayton's samples.

You may well be right.  However, because I have been using Museo, things like this are a source of anxiety.  I'm not sure I trust RC papers for "fine art" or where serious longevity is important.  Then again, only one notch lower is my concern for the coatings even on matte papers.

 
> On mixing HP PK, I have a simple ink set in an HP K5400 4 channel 
> printer. MK in black position, PK in Cyan, 1/3 PK in Magenta, 
> 1/9 PK in Yellow... 
> Ink medium is an OCP alternative gloss 
> enhancer for Kodak thermal head printers...
> it is working without flaws.


I hope it continues to work well.  Being able to mix custom B&W inksets for thermal heads could open up some very interesting possibilities. 

Is there any information on the OCP gloss enhancer?

This seems to be a product from Germany.  The first hit on a Google search was -- 
http://www.octopus-office.de/en/shop/details/c/printer-ink-for-kodak-10-c/p/ocp-gloss-optimizer-for-kodak-10-c/

And for a possible US source, see -- 
http://www.rjettek.com/Kodak/1935766-Gloss-Optimizer/

Paul
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