Digital BW, The Print

Hey Sam,

MIS has all you need!

http://www.inksupply.com/index.cfm?source=html/workflow_roark.html

the first table is of curves for various printers

Tom

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Sam
<miltech@e...> wrote:
> Hi there Tom,
> 
> Where can I download curves for my 1290??
> 
> Sam
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Tom 
>   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 7:17 AM
>   Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Epson 2000P & MIS inks
> 
> 
>   Howdy Scott,
> 
>   I use the the MIS VM and FSN-E in my 2000P. I had to experiment a lot
>   to find the right combinations that worked and looked good.
> 
>   since the 2000P is the bastard child, you have to use the
>   hand-me-downs of other printers to get it going.
> 
>   I buy the empty cartridges for the 1280 and fill them with syringes.
>   you have to get the ones without the chips because the 1280 chips are
>   not recognized by the 2000P. this also allows me to keep my Epson
>   carts for color work; switching/resetting chips is pretty painless.
> 
>   so I pluck out the chips from a set of Epson carts, and reset them
>   with MIS' F-16 chip resetter (you can look into others).
> 
>   now to print, you need to find the right curves..!
>   I use Paul Roark's for the 1290! I ignored all the paper designations
>   and printed 21step wedges of each curve in the set. I checked through
>   a loupe to find the ones that produced nice, dotless gradations. of
>   the dozen or so curves, I regulary use 3 or 4.
> 
>   hope this made sense and helps you a little!
> 
>   Tom De Carlo
> 
> 
> 
>   --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, scott lanes
>   <scott@l...> wrote:
>   > Does anyone have any experience using any of the MIS inks (for B&W)
>   with 
>   > the 2000P? From the existing profiles available on their site that
>   they the 
>   > 1280 is their printer of choice. I currently have a 2000P and cant
>   really 
>   > afford to pick up a 1280 at the moment (stupid economy!) but i would
>   like 
>   > to be able to get better B&W prints than i get with the stock inks.
>   > 
>   > 
>   > 
>   > -scott
>   > 
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> 
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