Digital BW, The Print

Sanders,

I've used both OPM/IJC and QTR with a 2200 on a Mac.  Print quality is 
very good and virtually the same with either using matte papers and the 
UC inks.  So far, I've not been satisfied with the UC (or UT) inks 
performance on RC papers, including the Ilford Smooth Gloss And Pearl 
papers.  Although you can find profiles for several paper/ink 
combinations for both products, neither are "out of the box" printing 
solutions (like R9, Piezo, or IP) and you should plan on making your 
own profiles with either IJC or QTR to get the best possible prints 
from the printers, inks, and papers you use.  The workflows for profile 
making and printing are quite different, but both IJC and QTR require a 
densitometer or spectrophotmeter for final linearization of the 
profiles.  Software choice is up to you, depending on which workflow 
you prefer.  I am now doing all of my B&W work with QTR.

Carl Schofield

On Tuesday, October 7, 2003, at 04:16  PM, sandersm@... wrote:

> I went back to look at Clayton's post of his conclusions regarding the 
> tech
> print exchange.   I was surpried to learn that there was no comparison 
> there
> between OPM and QTR, running on a Mac and printing to an Epson 2200 
> loaded with
> Epson ink cartridges.
>
> After a false start down another path, I am left with the choice, at 
> least
> for now, between OPM and QTR.   I'm running OS X but am not averse to 
> rebooting
> in OS 9 if OPM renders a better image.   Paper:   For the sake of 
> argument,
> let's say EEM and Ilford Galerie Smooth Gloss.   (I'm looking at Moab 
> Entrada
> and the New Epson PremierArt papers as well.)
>
> Which software should I install?   And why?
>
> Sanders McNew
> www.mcnew.net
>