Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul 
Roark" <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> I just loaded my first attempt at a B&W inkset for my 7500 last 
night.  It's
> not final yet, but I'm working on the issue.  The vm curves are 
done only
> for the 7000 and PC.  I'm working on a new approach.  Here 
are a few of my
> thoughts.
> 
> Sören Lindqvist wrote:
> >...
> > With an 7500 dedicated for BW inkset, what kind of
> >inkset should I use?
> >...
> 
> Steve K. wrote:
> 
> >The question you need to answer before deciding on inks,
> >is how are you going to control them? ...
> 
> >Option 1) The specialized software almost certainly gives
> >the best results, but particularly at this size, is
> >very expensive. ...
> 
> I hope to have an inkset that will allow a RIP to do a good job, 
but I also
> want the inkset to be controllable by the Epson driver.  That 
puts some
> price pressure on the RIP sellers.  There will (hopefully soon) 
be some new
> RIPs that might be much cheaper than the existing ones.
> 
> >The partitioned workflow approach: When it works well,
> >it works very well also, ...
> 
> I don't know if the 7000 vm curves work on the 7500.  I'm not 
interested in
> the old vm.  The new vm may be a few weeks off.  I'm more 
interested in a
> new version of the vm-s, with a range from slightly 
cool/selenium to sepia.
> 
> >I have been using a ... Epson Archival Black ...
> > for the gray positions, and the new Cone Museum K for 
black.
> 
> That is what is in my 7500 now.  The MIS matte black/PT 
Museum K in the K
> position, Epson Archival Black in the cyan position, then 
dilutions of gray
> and a toner.  The goal is a variable-tone, dual-K machine that 
can print on
> matte or RC papers with software black ink switching.  But, my 
inkset is not
> ready to go yet.  I've been able to do software switching on a 
quad, so I
> think the Epson driver might be able to do it on the 7500.  It's 
going to be
> a few weeks before I have it all sorted out.  I'll, of course, 
publish any
> curves I make that control whatever inkset I end up using.
> 
...
> 
> >There is one other possibility cropping up, that is in the
> >development phase: something called Gimp-print, which is a 
Linux-
> >Unix-Mac OS X printing utility. ...
> 
> I hope this pans out, but I don't think it's quite ready for prime 
time and
> PCs yet.
> 
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com

Hi Paul,

I'm also interested in your new ink ideas for the 7500.  I
don't have one yet but I'm getting there.  Currently I just
run vm-sepia inks on an 1160.   I'm the one who
started this recent gimp-print flurry.  I've got the OS X 
version working fine.  It eliminates the whole GCR issue
which makes the curve design much easier.  I don't know
if this option is open to you but with some Linux effort
this whole thing could be open to PC machines as well.

Roy