Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul 
Roark" <paul.roark@v...> wrote:

LOTS of great info, Paul, thanks.

> 
> >I can't control the Dark/Light need of Cyan and Magenta
> >so those pairs have to the tied together.
> 
> Too bad.  That is one thing I'd really like to see in a RIP.

I think this is in works but I don't know when.

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> 
> > But do the grays go CcMm or CMcm?
> 
> Of course, to stay consistent with the Epson driver, I had to 
have the grays
> in the order C (Arc/Photo K), c, M, m.

So the dark/light inks should be closer in density,  i.e.
better than interleaving.

> 
> > Seems like between the FS-N and the VMS inks there ought
> >to be many possibilities.
> 
> For the even-distribution approach I too, about the only ink that 
is not off
> the shelf in the above system is the 0.75 density M.  The FS-N 
M should be
> about .64.  So, it would need to be mixed with, perhaps 1/3 Hex 
light-c FS-N
> to get to the .75 target.

I'm inclined to go this way for the immediate time frame.
Do you offhand have densities and mixing proportions for
the hextone FS-N and VM-Sepia inks?  I can probably 
extrapolate within that bunch to come up with some trials.


> 
> Have fun.  I'm waiting "patiently" (not) for a good RIP for my PC 
system.
> Then I'll take another shot as a vm-s/dual-K system.

If you get any inkling to take an old PC, load it up with Linux,
and run my quadtone stuff, let me know.   With my Macs
I'm setting up an older G3 laptop as my print server -- its
a great way to off load all the RIP processing and have the
printer remotely connected by wireless or ethernet.

> 
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com

Thanks, again.
Roy