Digital BW, The Print

On Monday, August 18, 2003, at 12:48  AM, dawhol9 wrote:

> I have the Epson 2200 and I love it, but I cannot seem to get the 
> neutral B&W prints I
> am looking for.  I have looked on the web for many different 
> approaches, but none
> seem to be perfect...i am using Mac OS 10.2.6, and PS 7...Thanks
>
> john

John,

Since you are using a Mac,try the QuadTone RIP software.  It has solved 
my B&W problems with Epson's Ultrachrome ink.  I did not want to give 
up color on my 2200 and did not want to go to the trouble of setting up 
a second printer just for B&W.  I am running a Mac G4 with OS X 10.2.6.

I find that by blending the cool and warm curves provided with QT RIP, 
I can get the neutral image I like.  You can blend the two curves going 
form very cool to very warm.

The nice thing is that QuadTone RIP is available from-  
http://www.harrington.com

You also need to install OS X version's of Gimp-Print and Ghostscript.  
The instructions on Roy V. Harringtion's web site give you what you 
need to know.

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