Digital BW, The Print

Paul and Others,

I have tried, and have now been using the FS-N inks loaded as you 
outlined below, using the epson driver for a few weeks. They produce 
the best b/w prints I have ever made. I used a non partitioned RGB 
curve, which I have e-mailed to Martin Wesley. If appropriate, he may 
want to post the curve. I use the 1280.

Shilesh Jani

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "kjrslr" <kjrslr@e...> 
wrote:
> Could you please explain(for us hextone neophytes)how you came up 
> with your ink ditribution, and why you didn't mention "the 2 photo 
> shades" as they are listed on the MIS site, or what they are. I 
have 
> been reading this site, using the original hextones on my 1200, 
> gaining alot of info and becoming confused, all at the same time. 
> Seeing your posts, and reading everyones comments keeps my interest 
> up. I feel I have learned a great deal about inks, papers, and 
> printing in general thanks to this forum. Keep up the great work.
> Thanks!
> Keith Randolph   
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Paul Roark 
> <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> > Here is the alternative FS-Hextone-Epson-driver ink positions I 
> recommend.
> > It is based on the following observations.  First, the light inks 
> tend to be
> > about 60% of the density of the full strength inks.  Happily, the 
> FS/Piezo
> > magenta is almost exactly 60% the density of the cyan ink.  
Second, 
> the
> > current Piezo/FS ink mix is actually too light, being designed 
for 
> the old
> > quad machines.  As such, radical curves are needed to control 
it.  
> These
> > curves leave artifacts and destroy grayscale.  Thus, a darker ink 
> mix should
> > be better.
> > 
> > So, the alternative FS ink mix for the Epson driver is as follows:
> > 
> > Black -- Use the MIS FS (or VM) black;
> > 
> > Cyan position -- Use FS cyan-position ink;
> > 
> > Light cyan position -- Use FS magenta-position ink;
> > 
> > Magenta position -- Use FS cyan-position ink;
> > 
> > Light magenta -- Use FS magenta-position ink;
> > 
> > Yellow -- Use FS yellow-position ink.  (The FS magenta-position 
ink 
> may work
> > here also.  I'd test both of them.)
> > 
> > This proposed FS-Epson-Driver inkset can probably be controlled 
> either by
> > mild partitioning inks or just a simple grayscale workflow.  It 
> might print
> > rather well with no workflow at all.
> > 
> > I think there is a very good chance that the FS inks in the above 
> positions
> > in a 1280 or 1290 will produce the best B&W print possible, 
beating 
> all
> > current workflows -- Piezo software included.  I hope someone 
will 
> give it a
> > try and let us know how it works.
> > 
> > Paul
> > http://www.PaulRoark.com