Digital BW, The Print

No. Will good custom profiles solve the problem?

Dave


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Julian Thomas" 
<julianthomas@t...> wrote:
> have you had a profile made for the 2200??
> 
> Julian
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <dtilson@m...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 4:23 PM
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Trying Black Only printing
> 
> 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "danielstaver
> > <daniel@p...>" <daniel@p...> wrote:
> > > If my Gray Balancer software is switched on when I do BO 
printing I
> > > get really ugly transitions in the highlights just like you
> > describe.
> > > Check if there is any type of color management software 
runnning in
> > > the background that interferes with your printing. I'm not 
familiar
> > > with the Canon, so I'm afraid I can't be more specific.
> > >
> > > BO prints can look extremely good, I have one of Clayton's 
prints
> > and
> > > you couldn't possibly ask for anything better. Smooth tones,
> > excellent
> > > shadows and highlights, and a certain sharpness in small details
> > that
> > > look different from full-color BW prints. Yes, the dots are 
there,
> > but
> > > they're not obvious unless you're looking really close at the
> > picture,
> > > and even then I don't think they detract from the overall 
impression
> > > in any way. There are many ways do make a great print, and I 
think
> > BO
> > > is definitely one of them. I would do more of them myself if I 
could
> > > get some neutral black inks for my 2100.
> > >
> > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "jeades947
> > > <jeades1@s...>" <jeades1@s...> wrote:
> > > > I have tried to get the hang of black only printing as 
described
> > by
> > > > Clayton Jones so well.But, when I try this with my Canon S750
> > > > printer; I fail to get any values above Zone 7 to have any 
body
> > in
> > > > them. They are all blank white. I have tried increasing the
> > > > intensity of the black ink from within the printer properties
> > > > without success at all. I even went to transfer setting and
> > adjusted
> > > > the curve in the direction I thought would give me the desired
> > > > results, without any avail. I indicated to the printer it was 
to
> > > > print in grayscale mode and had assigned Dot Gain 30% with
> > > > Photoshop.I was using Quadtone printing very well till I read
> > about
> > > > this which would seem to save a bundle of cash from not 
having to
> > > > buy color cartridges every two weeks. That will break a rich 
man
> > > > soon. What am I obviously doing wrong????? Back to Best Buy
> > tomorrow
> > > > for more ink to experiment with. I must have made 30 prints 
today
> > > > trying to get it right.
> >
> > I just acquired an Epson 2200 and tried black only printing using 
the
> > Photo black ink and Epson Premium glossy paper. Although the
> > sharpness and tonal gradations are excellent, the color of the 
print
> > is very warm -- objectionably so for my taste. I am about to try 
the
> > matte black and a matte paper such as EAM. I am a long time user 
of
> > Piezo inks and get very satisfactory results from my Epson 1160 
with
> > piezotone inks. Is there some way of getting neutral B&W prints 
from
> > the 2200 without investing in something like Imageprint 5?
> >
> > David Tilson
> >
> >
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