Digital BW, The Print

Thanks!  Care to comment (anyone) on the print quality for (untoned) 
grayscale images using the MIS Ultratones v. using ImagePrint?  I 
believe you mentioned in an earlier post that MIS improves upon 
ImagePrints lack of shadow detail in dark tones.  Any other areas 
where it exceeds ImagePrint?


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Daniel Staver" 
<daniel@p...> wrote:
> > "Paul's curves can be adapted to work very well with the 
> > standard Epson driver and the 2200. I've adapted the warm neutral 
and
> > >warm curves to work with my 2100 already."
> > I assume that Paul is Paul Roark, a frequent contributor.
> 
> Correct.
> 
> > But what are his "curves," where does one get them, and how do you
> "adapt" 
> > them to work with the standard epson driver?
> 
> It's a file you can load with the curve tool in photoshop before you
> print the image. It's will change the colors in the image so the
> different grayscale tones are printed with the correct inks. You 
will
> need to convert the image to RGB for this to work.
> 
> If you don't want to mess with difficult settings then you probably
> don't want to start modifying these types of curves either, but 
applying
> an existing curve to an image is very easy. I'd be happy to supply 
my
> curves to anyone who needs them, and I'm sure others will create 
new and
> improved curves and workflows as well, once the empty cartridges 
for the
> 2200 are released.
> 
> > Are these curves 
> > profiles that you load into and then select in the 
Epson/Photoshop 
> > printer driver(s) somehow (instead of selecting one of the 
provided 
> > epson paper profiles or "printer color management")?
> 
> You apply the curve to the image and then print it normally, without
> additional profiles. For these curves you use 'Same as source' in 
the
> Photoshop print dialog, and 'No color adjustment' in the Epson 
driver
> settings.
> 
> --
> Daniel Staver
> http://daniel.staver.no