Digital BW, The Print

> >any chance we could have a look at the formula for the inkset?
> Not yet.  I still want to try a few other variations and 
> don't want too many different formulas out there.  Also, to 
> be frank, I haven't even discussed the ink with MIS yet.  My 
> continuously coming up with new formulas drives them a bit 
> crazy.  It's a lot of work and confusing to them to have too 
> many variations.

Ok, I guess I'll have to be patient then :) But I don't think you would
have to involve MIS if all the inks can be mixed from existing inks? I
have both the Ultratone and MIS 7600 color inksets in bottles here, so I
think I could make all the mixtures myself.
 
> Figuring out the nature of the built-in cross-overs is part 
> of the job. I've also been curious to experiment with a 
> slightly cooled light black. I'm concerned a bit with the 
> very warm nature of the existing light black inks (both MIS 
> and Epson).

I did try a diluted Eboni in the LK position again today and the whole
curve cooled down significantly, but the tone of the curve was still
slightly uneven. In the 2100 the LK seems to have a much bigger impact
on the overall tone of the curve than the black position.

Even with the inkset I tried today I still think it will be much, much
easier to create custom curves. There's no need for weird crossovers
anymore, smaller adjustments to the toner curve seems to be enough. 

> I agree.  It may not have many advantages over the 1280/90 
> except for speed, but that, in itself, may persuade some to 
> go with the newer printer.

The big advantage is the ease of switching cartridges. You can go from
color to BW or the other way in minutes, and switching between different
BW inksets is also very easy.

> On the other hand, with a 7-ink 
> printer the option of both warm and cool toners in addition 
> to a dual K (matte and photo) would be nice. I'm skeptical 
> that the Epson driver can manage that, however.

I don't think that would work... But if I remember correctly Carl
Schofield is doing that already with QTR.

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Daniel Staver
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