Digital BW, The Print

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Paul
Thank you for the info. Your work is beautifull. Hope I get there 
soon. Question: where can I get the info sheets you mentioned

Vinny 





 In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Paul Roark" <paul.roark@v...> 
wrote:
> Vinny,
> 
> The VM-sepia should work fine in your 1200.
> 
> To use the variable-tone system, you continue to edit in 
grayscale.  When
> you are ready to print, save the g/s file, convert the file to RGB, 
load a
> tone curve (the screen will no longer be WYSIWYG), and print 
through the
> Epson driver.  (A Photoshop "action" can make this a one-button 
process.)
> 
> The workflow is described is some detail in information sheets I 
have.
> 
> Since MIS only sells the VM-sepia in bulk, you'll need to load 
carts or use
> a CFS/CIS.
> 
> Paul
> 
> _______________________
> 
> 
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: vinyo88 [mailto:orlandovl@h...]
>   Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 4:19 PM
>   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y...
>   Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Mission San Miguel - new sepia webpage 
photo
> 
> 
>   ---
>   Paul-great print, I am new to this MIS as I have been printing 
with
>   Piezo for about a year now and am wondering if I can use the 
sepia in
>   an Epson 1200 with your curves. If so when and where are the 
curves
>   applied. Like I said I am new to the MIS but have been thinking 
about
>   tring them. I am not dissatified with the Piezo but do not have 
good
>   control over tones.
> 
>   Thanks
>   Vinny
> 
> 
> 
>   In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...>
>   wrote:
>   > David,
>   >
>   > You wrote:
>   >
>   > >A beautiful rendition. Stunning light and atmosphere.
>   > >Well done indeed!
>   >
>   > Thank you.
>   >
>   > >... How does the inkset you used behave using Piezo?
>   >
>   > The Piezo driver can't vary the tone, and with this inkset it 
will
>   give a
>   > very bad distribution of tones.  The toner in a 3000 is in the
>   yellow cart,
>   > which is the lightest gray ink in the Piezo system.  So, you'd 
end
>   up with
>   > sepia highlights and Piezo color midtones.
>   >
>   > >Could I use Piezo for neutral prints and your curves for
>   > >alternatives? I currently have only a 3000.
>   >
>   > The new FS-Neutral and the VM-Sepia use the same black and cyan
>   inks.  So,
>   > you could simply switch the yellow and magenta ink carts, do 3
>   cleaning
>   > cycles and have the new inkset pretty much ready to go.
>   >
>   > Or, you could mix the FS-Sepia and use the Piezo driver.  I've
>   published a
>   > rough formula for the FS-sepia.  It is a bit stronger than what 
I
>   used for
>   > the Mission print, but its gamut can be reduced to whatever you
>   like by
>   > mixing the inks with standard MIS FS inks.
>   >
>   > Of course, it's a lot easier just to use the MIS VM-sepia inkset
>   and not
>   > mess with changing inks.  The inkset produces a very neutral
>   grayscale with
>   > the toner withheld.  So, the range of the VM-Sepia is real
>   impressive --
>   > neutral to sepia and everything in between.
>   >
>   > Whether you would be happy with the 3000's driver is a question 
of
>   how
>   > sensitive you are to dots.  For my 16x20s the Epson dots are
>   irrelevant.
>   > For small prints, I might not be as happy with the 3000 and the
>   Epson
>   > driver.
>   >
>   > Paul
>   > http://www.PaulRoark.com
> 
> 
> 
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