Digital BW, The Print

Paul:

Can you by chance point me to a download site for your new 1280 Ultra 
Tone curves?

Thanks,
Brian Eddington

 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> Brian,
> 
> >...is the now-discontinued Epson 890 related to the 1280?  I 
noticed
> >that Paul Rourk has a single curve download for both printers....
> 
> That would be MIS, not me.  I assume if MIS has them together they 
know that
> the 1280 curves work on the 890.
> 
> >although he recommends Tyler Boley's curves for the 1280.
> 
> Some have better luck with Tyler's, some have better luck with mine.
> 
> > Other posters recommend using Rourk's 1290 curves for the 1280.
> 
> The problem was that the old vm curves -- mostly the "warm" curve --
 seemed
> to have problems with the 1280 driver.
> 
> Note that the new 1280 Ultra Tone curves that I just wrote work 
perfectly on
> at least the 1280 that I have.  Whether it's the setting or inkset
> differences, the old problem seems to be gone.
> 
> If you are looking at setting up a new B&W printer, I'd definitely 
recommend
> the Ultra Tone inkset over the original vm inkset.  The inks, 
tones, and
> curves are all better.
> 
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com