Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., CDTobie@a... wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 9/13/02 11:56:57 AM, jimhayes@j... writes:
> 
> 
> > Like doing a field of sunflowers in B&W with just one petal 
yellow...
> > 
> > Or maybe just adding a heavy bluish, reddish, etc tone like the 
> > darkroom Berg toners to the overall print.
> > 
> > Or both? Can the $500 colorbyte package accomodate this? Either?
> > 
> 
> The question is not whether the RIP can do this, its what inkset you 
would 
> need to accomplish it. The ColorByte RIP is designed to be used with 
> grayscale inks for grayscale work, or with color inks for color 
work. If you 
> wish to do both (as your examples describe), then you will not get 
any of the 
> special advantages of the grayscale system, and will be dependent on 
the 
> color profiles to produce your grays with the color inks. 
> 
> C. David Tobie
> Design Cooperative
> CDTobie@d...
> 

Okay, thanks. But maybe I missed something posted previously about the 
2200...the Colorbyte RIP is designed to be used with greyscale inks? 
What greyscale inks? I thought Epson only had the seven chambered 
Ultrachrome color set with a choice of either matte or "photo" for the 
k position as an option. Has someone made a 3rd party greyscale ink 
while I wasn't looking and cracked the chip?

And assuming the Ultrachromes ARE used, can the RIP do the spot color 
yet still deliver the neutrality of the rest of the print? 
Jim H.
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