Digital BW, The Print

I'll check that out, thanks.

Paul

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Paul Roark <roark.paul@...> wrote:
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> Paul,
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> Download http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/1400-3MK-Eb4.zip and you'll see
> how I set up the 1400 with the 3MK arrangement.  There are a number of
> profiles that have been linearized for the 1400 in the Zip file.  While the
> 1400 was better as a single BO than the 1800, it might still show some
> banding.  It you do want to try a single BO, go with the QTR approach to
> that.  I don't think the Epson driver gives a true black only.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
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> 
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> On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Paul <paulmwhiting@...> wrote:
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> > **
> >
> >
> > My R1800 is suffering from perhaps a terminal illness and I may need a new
> > printer. I use Paul's 3MK setup and have been very happy with it. He tells
> > me I can continue that configuration with a 1400 or 1430. I'd like to hear
> > from anyone out there doing this, and what your experiences have been. His
> > preferred setup is the Eboni-6 which apparently gives excellent results but
> > I'm not ready for a more complicated and perhaps more expensive route, with
> > different dilutions of Eboni. Carbon-6 is another viable setup, less
> > expensive, but I'm not eager to "mix my own"!
> >
> > It seems there's only six, not eight, cartridge positions in the
> > 1400/1430. There's only one black position whereas the R1800 has two plus
> > GLOP. Are you using QuadTone RIP? Which channels do you have set aside for
> > the three black positions? Did you have to write new profiles for the paper
> > you use?
> >
> > And earlier on, I recall Paul saying the 1400 worked very well with even
> > one black cartridge, even better than the R1800 with three blacks. I guess
> > in that setup you could use the Epson driver in its Black Only mode,
> > assuming the driver has that option.
> >
> > Please share your setups and opinions! Thank you,
> >
> > Paul
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