Digital BW, The Print

hrblaine [mailto:hrblaine@...] wrote:

>Paul wrote:

>>I don't use FS inks or Piezo inks (I prefer the neutral,
>> "non-warming" FS-N and the vm-sepia),

>Above this, you said you preferred Epson drivers.
>MIS says (I believe) that FS inks should use the Cone
>driver.  I'm confused.

In the quad (4-ink) machines, Piezo and FS inks can be
used with the Epson driver and RGB Photoshop image
adjustment curves.  There are some workflows
posted in the Files section of the forum.

I used Piezo inks for some months before I started experimenting with
different workflows and inksets.  My first step was a set of RGB curves for
the original Piezo inkset and the 1160 printer.  Currently I occasionally
use the FS-N in a 3000, where I prefer the Epson driver and for its blacks
and some other advantages.

With the hextone machines, the Epson driver does not
work at all because the FS and Piezo cyan & photo (light) cyan
are the same density -- likewise for the magenta
& photo magenta.  MIS now has what they call the FS-"E"
series that is geared to the Epson driver, but I'm
not sure anyone has developed workflows for the inks.

I do use the Piezo driver for some things.  For example,
the paper profiles are useful in trying other papers.
Also, I will use the Piezo driver when I
try to make a dye-based Piezo/FS inkset.
This will be for making digital internegatives for
silver and platinum printing.

Paul