Digital BW, The Print

Hi Glenn, I switched from VM to Gen4 black, no profile changes, nor 
curve tweaks, nothing - I am very happy with it.  I may have been 
lucky with the printer (1290) as Paul has just done curves for it, 
either way - it's worth a try, if it doesn't work, switch back and 
run a half dozen purge pages - the inks are fully interchangeable.

Regards

Steve


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Glenn Thureson" 
<glennthureson@a...> wrote:
> Jerry,
> 
> I'm finally printing with VM.  Very nice on scenics.
> 
> However, I'm not getting the blacks I want on my BW street 
photography, so I
> need more grit.
> 
> The Gen4 black sounds great, but I'm hesitant to spend on a 
profile at this
> time.  What exactly goes wrong when you incorporate Gen4 black 
without
> profiling?  Is there another way (an easier softer way) to solve 
the
> problem?
> 
> Glenn
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry Olson" <jerryolson@r...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y...>
> Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 4:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] MIS VM inks with Epson black?
> 
> 
> > Not epson black ink, but Generations Enhanced black ink.
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> > And yes, if you have a profile, the color inks do give better 
blacks
> > than quad printing, but
> > you must have a printer/paper profile to make it happen without
> crossovers.