Digital BW, The Print

Paul, you wrote:

> On EAM paper, Gen4 is darker than Indelible black, and Indelible is darker
> than FS-K.  However, after 300 hours in the fader, MIS FS-K and Indelible
> are about the same density.  300 hours is about how long it takes most
> inksets to go through their initial warming phase.
>
> Except for the UltraChrome black in a very initial test, all the black
inks
> that I have tested that are darker on EAM than FS-K fade and warm more.
As
> the dyes fade away, it appears you end up -- at some point -- with a brown
> black that is not darker, and ultimately probably lighter, than FS-K.  The
> blacker the ink, the more apparent dye, and the worse the fading/warming.

Thank you.

Indelible black can be put on the shelf as well then.

If I remember it correctly, you will know what Ultrachrome does by the end
of the week.
Taken from 9600 or 10600 carts it will not be that expensive for the black
of a quad set.

Ernst