Digital BW, The Print

Thank you for that. I am familiar with curve creation using the scanner method for 3MK, so now a whole new exploration can start.
Chris.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Paul Roark <roark.paul@...> wrote:
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> The easiest way to have a 50% black only (or 3-MK) plus 50% Eboni-6 is to
> blend those two profiles with the sliders in QTR.  So, you'd make the
> individual profiles as usual.  The 3-MK takes a hand drawn basic curve, but
> that curve and how to use it are explained in the QTR profiles for the 1800.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
> 
> 
> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 2:31 AM, bobtail75 <cperfect594@...> wrote:
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> > **
> >
> >
> > That 50/50 idea sounds interesting, if it gets the best of both worlds in
> > print quality.What would the QTR workflow be ?
> >
> > I'm currently looking at a 'low mieage' 1800 or 1400, but noone so far has
> > commented on using the 1900.
> >
> >
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Paul Roark wrote:
> > >
> > > Paul wrote:
> > >
> > > > **
> >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ... I've had my R1800 for five years, using 3MK cartridges - so far so
> > > > good. I've been wondering which way to go when and if mine bites the
> > dust.
> > > >
> > > Staying with a 1.5 pl Epson printer that is supported by QTR is the key.
> > >
> > > Right after I bought it Paul was perfecting the 1400 and the Eboni 6
> > > > approach, so I had a bit of buyers remorse.
> > > >
> > >
> > > You can run Eboni/Carbon-6 on an 1800 along with still having the 3-MK
> > > workflow available.
> > > See http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Eboni-1800.pdf
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > ... I have some 3MK prints in a local gallery and the owner asked me
> > how I
> > > > got such smooth carbon prints!
> > > >
> > > I only had a problem with the 3-MK workflow with images that had clear
> > gray
> > > skies.
> > >
> > > With a 1.5 pl printer, one of the approaches I like is to run QTR with
> > 50%
> > > of the image printed with Eboni-6 and 50% printed with Black Only (1400
> > BO
> > > or 1800 3-MK). The combined image is smooth enough for almost any image.
> > > Black only printing is generally more neutral in tone than Eboni-6. So,
> > > it gives more control over image tone.
> > >
> > > See http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/R1800-No-OBA-Paper.pdf and
> > > http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/R1800-OBA-Papers.pdf for 3-MK (Black
> > > only) print tones.
> > >
> > > Paul
> > > www.PaulRoark.com
> > >
> > >
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