Digital BW, The Print

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Fantastic Daniel!  It looks like my workflow is starting to converge 
with yours.  I'll be going the dedicated print-server/RIP machine route, 
although I'll be using a Linux machine since I already have one.  I'm a 
software engineer by trade, and folks like us tend to have a couple of 
linux boxen lying around collecting dust at any given point :).  It's a 
natural  (neutral?) candidate.

I'll scour for you posts regarding the UT inks and the cartridge refill 
procedure this evening.

Thanks again for all the help!

Daniel Staver wrote:

|>Has anyone tried using hextone/quadtone inks from MIS (or
|>anyone else) in the 2200?  MIS says they're waiting on the empty carts
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|so
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|>refils are out, but I'm wondering if anyone homebrewed their own from
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|some Epson
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|>empties, or has used hex/quad tones with a CIS in the 2200.  
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|Yes, I've cleaned and refilled empty Epson cartridges with the MIS
|UltraTones. I've used them for months now. You can search my older posts
|for details, but basically it works very well. I've had the best results
|on matte papers, while glossy papers are harder to work with.
|
|You can easily switch between a full color inkset and a septone inkset
|in a matter of seconds. You simply take out the color cartridges and put
|in the BW cartridges. 2100 cartridges can easily be left unused on a
|desk or in a drawer for months without any problems, so having several
|sets of cartridges available is not a problem.
|
|Paul's curves can be modified to work with the 2100 and will give just
|as good results as with other printers. I've modified the warm and
|neutral warm 1290 curves to work fairly well with the 2100. I've tried
|to modify the neutral cool curve as well, but haven't had much success
|so far. Clayton has a couple of test prints I made with the first two
|curves, and I think he's planning to make a comment on the quality in
|comparison to other workflows and inksets at some point...
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|>If you use quad/hex tones, is there a need for a RIP at that point?   
|>I'm still not entirely sure of why it's so advantageous to have a RIP.
|>Is this basically just a raster replacement for lousy Epson drivers?  
|>What else
|>does a $500 (ImagePrint) RIP do for you besides add postscript?
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|With a RIP you would be able to separate the hextone inks properly, and
|it would be much easier to get the tone you want than with RGB
|separation curves using the Epson driver, since you could work with the
|ink channels directly instead. QuadToneRIP 2.0 can do this, and I do in
|fact have a working installation of that on my Linux machine.
|Unfortunately I haven't had enough time to experiment with it yet,
|although it looks very promising.
|
|Just printing with the Ultratones in the 2100 without any correction
|curves whatsoever will give you results that equal Imageprint. With the
|proper curves it will exceed Imageprint and give you dotless highlights
|and much better shadow detail.
|
|>I'm having sleight buyers remorse regarding the 2200, but the
|>idea was to have a printer for both BW and color.  I'm sure I'll feel
|>better once I start printing some slides.
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|I felt buyers remorse too when I first realized how poorly it handled
|BW, but after experimenting with a few RIP's and then taking the plunge
|and doing the refills myself I've been very happy with the output I'm
|getting. You can stay assured that your printer is fully capable of
|great BW output once loaded with the correct inks using the right
|workflow. And you won't have to keep a separate printer for color
|around...
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|--
|Daniel Staver
|http://daniel.staver.no
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