Digital BW, The Print

On Thu, Sep 05, 2002 at 01:13:41PM -0500, Jerry Olson wrote:
> Martin,
> I have mixed Generations with VM inks, no problem. I use the enhanced
> black with the MIS VM quads now. (I'm patiently waiting for another pint
> of enhanced black from Media Street).  I have colored the Original Piezo
> inks and the MIS VM inkset with Enhanced black, and in the case of the
> piezo inks, I mixed MIS Archival Cyan and Magenta inks in with the Piezo
> inks to cool them down.  Epson, MIS and Generations 3 and 4 are
> compatible, as is the original piezo quads. I Don't know about piezotone
> inks though, and I KNOW that Generations 4 and  5 are NOT compatible.
> 

Jerry,

What about warming/fading of the Generations black? It may be great right out of
the printer but I've heard it fades more than any of the other blacks, I
presume because of the dye content.

Are you not, after a period of time, ending up with about the same dmax as 
the standard MIS black? 

Are there test results showing the various comparisons? I can't remember
seeing any but I may have blinked!

-- 
Tony Terlecki
ajt@...