Digital BW, The Print

Mike,

If you're interested in BO (Black Only) printing, you should read the info on Clayton's site at:

www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm

I used his techniques for awhile on my Epson 1160 with the original MIS VM black, and the results were not bad. Actually, it's a nice way to get started in B&W digital printer, however, I would not recommend this workflow for the Epson 2200.

Alan Huntley

> 
> From: "Mike Botelho" <mfractl@...>
> Date: 2003/10/23 Thu PM 02:03:01 EDT
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Ultra Tones & Dedicated B&W vs ImagePrint & 7-Color
> 
> 
> I'd like to thank everyone for all the advice.  At first, I started 
> to reply to each and every response, but I've started to realize that 
> I will simply be repeating myself over and over if I reply to 
> everyone that's offered their vote on this subject.  Yet, the 
> response here is so much more helpful than I've experienced 
> elsewhere, I definitely wanted to acknowledge it.  So thanks again to 
> all.
> 
> Also, one of the posts I just read reminded me of a question I'd 
> thought of last evening...
> 
> Since the use of colored inks seems to be a source of problems when 
> printing B&W with the Ultrachromes, why not just use the Light Black 
> to provide the lighter tonalities instead?  I know that 'black only' 
> printing results in noticable dots that some find objectionable and 
> that the use of colored inks eliminates this, but wouldn't the use of 
> the Light Black ink eliminate this also?  In fact, isn't that why the 
> Ultrachrome printers have a Light Black cartridge?  So, I'm 
> wondering, am I missing something here?  Does the inclusion of 
> colored ink somehow produce smoother gradations than simply using the 
> lighter tones produced by the Light Black ink?
> 
> Mike
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