Digital BW, The Print

Paul Roark roark.paul@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] schreef 
op 20-6-2014 5:05:
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> I hope the 10000 has better carts than the 7500.  The main negative 
> issue I had with the 7500 was that the carts did not have the modern 
> Epson coupling that allowed them to be reliably removed for agitation 
> and re-inserted without leaking.  The 7500 carts just used a rubber 
> plug on the cart and a fairly sharp tap on the printer.  Eboni-6 
> should be agitated somewhat more than one would do with standard Epson 
> inks.
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> For what they are worth, I put my old photoshop curves for Eboni-6 and 
> the 7500 here: http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/7500-Eboni-6.zip
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> These can give you an idea of how I partitioned the inks using PS and 
> the Epson driver.  I particularly liked, at one point, the use of 
> QTR's Create ICC-RGB to make ICCs that could control the driver/inks.
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> The use of ICCs has become harder with Adobe and the OS people trying 
> to control or dumb down color management.  So, whether your setup 
> would allow easy use of this workflow may depend on your software. 
>  One nice thing about the Create ICC-RGB approach is that it had a 
> linearization step that allowed one to make a less than perfect PS curve.
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> In the "old days," I could use an ICC with the driver set to Color 
> Controls.  This is not allowed by modern software.  I don't know 
> whether the old curves in my Zip file used that setting or not.
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> If no ICC is used, the Epson driver set to Color Controls with gamma 
> 2.2 usually prints rather well.  I'm not sure if it'll be smooth 
> enough with the 10000, but it's an easy way to start.
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> At any rate, good luck with the 10000 and Eb6.  It ought to work fine. 
>  The carts and whether they can be reliably pulled for agitation is 
> something I'd look into.
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> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com <http://www.PaulRoark.com>
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The 10000CF carts are of the same air pressurised type that Epson uses 
from the x600 range up to the 3880 model so not related to the 7000-7500 
carts. Same ink slot connection too.  500 ML each. For refilling the 
backflow valve has to be punctured. I have some images and possibly the 
instructions somewhere. A chip resetter is needed, MIS may still have 
them. The 10000CF here has been idle for many years now and it had 
issues then so the chance I can resurrect it will be minimal.

I would use the PS curves > QTR created B&W(RGB) ICC profile route and 
printing from Qimage Ultimate on Windows. There will not be a color 
management interception by Windows or the Epson driver if managed properly.
Using it for my HP Z3100 and B&W printing.

AFAIK driving the 10000CF from QTR itself has never been trouble free if 
at all possible. I do not think I ever saw Gutenprint or Gimpprint 
support the 10000CF and it fell driver wise between the 9500 and 9600 
Epson range. RIPs like Ergosoft Studio are better candidates. That said 
my guess is that today's dithering and weaving algorithms will be better 
in Gutenprint than they were in the old Epson driver.

Ernst Dinkla