Digital BW, The Print

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Terlecki" <ajt@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Gen 4 Black was Ink decisions


> 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,

Go to this folder in the groups Files section to see a comparison between
PiezoTone and MIS-FS black inks:

Files > Ink Sets > PiezoTones > PiezoTone vs MIS-FS

Then go to this folder to see a comparison between Indelible, Generations
and MIS-FS Black:

Files > Ink Sets > MIS

It looks like the Generations black might be significantly better than the
PT black in terms of warm//fade but as you say not as good as MIS black.

Martin Wesley