Digital BW, The Print

There are good vm curves for the 9000 that allow the MIS VM inksets to run
on the machine.  (I'll send a user's name off list if he doesn't mind.)
This gets you to good B&W with no RIP and affordable inks.  See the MIS
website -- www.inksupply.com.

Paul
http://www.PaulRoark.com

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  -----Original Message-----
  From: barnettart <gary@...> [mailto:gary@...]
  Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 10:47 AM
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [Digital BW] Any Epson 9000 BW advice?


  Since I am new here, I have probably missed all info regarding
  what can and can not be accomplished with the 9000 in terms of
  beautiful neutral/neutral warm tones on, say Hannemuhle Photo
  Rag (rolls or sheets any different?), and, of course, in terms of
  archival reliability. I have no RIP, print from a Mac G4 via ethernet
  directly to the 9000, have been using only their substrates for
  papers (and a 3rd party for canvas) and inks for temporary
  purposes, in color of course.

  I would like a sense of how to best proceed without losing my
  shirt, my hair or my hairshirt  ;-b in the conversion from their dye
  color inks to a reliable set of BW inks. I am aware of Jon Cone's
  site and have used some of his products in the past on a
  smaller Epson with some success. I can't afford the ImagePrint
  5.0 RIP for the 9000, which costs something like $2495 if I
  remember correctly, so I have been lurking among the BW posts
  for a while to see if anyone was even mentioning the 9000 for
  BW purposes. I would get a new smaller printer just for BW and
  leave the 9000 for the color work, but I can't figure out if you all
  prefer the 7000, 7500 or 7600 or hate them all...just joking.

  I realize from the posts I've read that this whole archival BW thing
  is still in its infancy, so I am not exactly expecting a concise set of
  instructions written upon stone tablets to follow for perfect
  results, but a few pointers would be most gratefully appreciated,
  including any disinclinations regarding the 9000 if that is the
  case. I do need to print on wider paper sizes than 13"x19" Super
  B, but not if it becomes ridiculously expensive.  I still have a wet
  darkroom if that is the case, but I do prefer to use Photoshop
  since I use it professionally as a retoucher for advertising and
  am very comfortable with it as a result...rumor has it, by the way,
  the PS8, which will not work is Mac OS9 at all, is heading our
  way near the end of the year. OSX has descended upon us poor
  Macheads, most of whom originally chose the Mac not only
  because it was a far sight easier to control color, but also
  because it was much easier to use and troubleshoot than was
  the PC. I guess the playing field has been levelled now. I have an
  XP Pro upstairs in my wife's office, but I can't bear the interface. I
  am writing in OS9 on my primary G4 at the moment and I love the
  interface. Beside me sits a faster dual 800mHz OSX G4 which
  frustrates me so much that most of the time it is either off or just
  playing iTunes to keep me company...this is a sad time for early
  Mac adopters. OSX is just not ready for prime time. I can't print to
  the one printer I can see, and their are 3 other printers on the
  network it doesn't see at all because even with GimpPrint I am
  stuck with a direct USB connection, unless someone can
  enlighten me otherwise. The other two printers I would like to
  have access to in OSX are an Epson C80 being USB shared
  upstairs and an Epson 2000P connected either by USB to this
  machine or to the 100baseT network with one of those
  EpsonNet Print Servers, which are a bit buggy at times, hence
  the alternative connections.

  Sorry for the long post. I won't be doing it again. Just introducing
  myself and my disparate interests and woes for now. Best to all.
  Gary Barnett


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