Digital BW, The Print

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Heechee" <heechee@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] 4 vs 6 inkjet for BW


> > Your biggest problem is that there are no software/workflows for
> > either the
> > 750 or the 760. Unless you are prepared to do a lot of work developing
> > curves to work with these printers, I would recommend that you use a
> > different model for dedicated B&W.
> >
> > Martin Wesley
> >
>
> When you say software, what kind of software are you talking about?
>
heechee,

When you talk about dedicating a printer to B&W I am assuming you plan to
load it with grayscale inks. If not and you are planning to print using
Epson color inks then the following does not apply.

If you load your printer with grayscale inks, 4 or 6 tone, you have to have
software designed to print with those inks. You can't print with the
standard Epson color printer driver alone. You either need a separate
printer driver that matches the inks and ideally the paper such as the
PiezoBW plug-in, the R9 plugin, Imageprint, etc. You can use the Epson
driver but you need to use a specific workflow that generally includes
applying separation curves to your Photoshop file before it is sent to the
printer. These curves are specific to the model of printer, brand of ink and
type of paper you are using. You can develop these curves yourself but that
is a pretty tough way to start out.

Martin