Digital BW, The Print

On 6/5/03 5:38 AM, "Matthew Born" <mborn@...> wrote:

> Robert, can you explain how you'd make a dual photo/matte black set? Is this
> on the 2200? Is this as simple as installing the second black cart in one of
> the other slots and then controlling its output via IJC?

Exactly.  You could also do it with a 1280.  You really don't need six
channels for grayscale.  The advantage of doing it with a 2200 is that the
2200 has the potential to put down more ink...which for the blacks can
result in a higher dmax.  The 2200 is the ideal printer because of speed,
ink flow and flexibility...it allows you to either use a CIS, individual
carts...or for that matter easily use some combination of these.  Of course
at this point you have to wash out carts...which is a major pain...but
hopefully the virgin empty carts will be available soon.

Now, honestly, you really don't need to make a dual black 2200...its so easy
to switch between the photo black and matte black...all you really need to
do is switch the cart and then develop two different profiles for using each
of the blacks.  I should add that the profiles are really different because
of how different the dmax are and the behavior of matte and RC papers...so
having the ability to develop the separate profiles is really critical.

Where having a dual black option would really be a big help is on the large
format printers...where changing carts is a big deal because of ink waste.
Eventually I plan to do this with my 7000, once I use up all my piezotone
ink.  I think the ultimate large format printers, will be the
7600/9600...but IJC doesn't support those yet.

Robert