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Re: Using Epson 1280 color inks for B&W

2002-06-11 by antonisphoto

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "kd7mw" <pklein@2...> wrote:
........

> Eventually I'll probably just get the MIS VM inks, but right now I 
> want to use up the inks I already have, and I have some color I want 
> to do.  If I could just use color inks for everything, that would be 
> great, but I really don't want to buy $400 calibration software and 
> equipment


Peter,

I only wish you were $400 away from a perfectly neutral grayscale using the 
Epson driver! Unfortunately, what you are trying to do simply cannot be done 
with the OEM driver - even if you bought $5000 worth of color management 
gear. People have come "close" and whether that's good enough depends on 
your particular needs. Some resort to "sepia" or other colorizations to mask 
the grayscale shift.  I'd say you may try the Black only option - at least it won't 
drift and shift across the scale.  Ultimately, you are not going to be as happy 
as a mono hex set.


Antonis

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