Digital BW, The Print

For those using Ink Jet Control and/or Open Printmaker, Antonis just
uploaded to the file section of the group several new profiles that I've
made.


They are located at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/files/IJC%20and%2
0OPM%20software/IJC%20profiles/


The 7000 profiles were made with my 7000 which is currently loaded with the
Piezotone Neutral Warm inks and Museum Black.  These profiles are for a
standard loading (Black, two "cyan" grays, two "magenta" grays, and one
"yellow" gray).  There are two profiles, one for Eclipse Satine Softwhite
and one for Photo Rag.  Neither profile is lineaized so you can apply your
own linearization to your individual printer if you have Ink Jet Control.

The 2200 profiles were made from Antonis's ISP_10 profile and are for the
OEM Ultrachrome inks with Photo Black on Ilford Galerie Smooth Pearl.
2200_OEM.PK_ISP_warm_rgm is just Antonis's profile tweaked for my printer.

2200_OEM.PK_ISP_cool_rgm has considerably more magenta and cyan in it.  The
profile itself is probably too cool for anyone but our dearly departed
friend Jerry...but it blends great with the warm profile in OPM.  I
particularly like a 60/40 warm/cool blend which gives a nice Selenium toned
look to my eye.  I tested these profiles with OPM 1.02b and they are also
not linearized.

I'm currently profiling several uncoated Gampi Japanese papers that I like
quite a lot with the Piezotones and am going to do a profile for the
Ultratone inkset in my 1280.  Blacks are not as good with the RC papers in
the 1280 as they are in the 2200 (less total ink flow), but the hilights of
this ink set are smoother than the 2200, because of the light gray ink.  I
think the Ultratone grays, with the Ultrachrome Photo and Matte blacks and
yellow, photo magenta and photo cyan inks in a 2200 (or 7600) will be the
ultimate BW machine...when driven with Open Printmaker.  You could
theoretically dial up any tone...and even split tone with incredible
flexibility.

Once you have a basic profile with ink partitioning that you are happy with
for a given ink set...making a new profile with Ink Jet Control for a
different printer of the same model or new paper usually takes less than
15-20 minutes.


Have fun!

Robert