Digital BW, The Print

Hello Alan,

>I think someone should start a BO list  :-)

LOL!  No need for it, really.  It just needs to be treated like any
other method.


>I've been using BO for a book project on a new 1280 and with 
>refilled carts.   

Sounds interesting, what kind of project?  What ink?


>After about five full tanks of black - I 
>haven't had to run a cleaning cycle yet - the color cart level
>indicator shows it is nearing empty.  What gives?  

You know how the print head pauses a bit after every 10 or 12 passes?
 During that pause the head is way over to the left side and I think
it does a little head cleaning squirt of the other nozzles, so the
color inks gradually get used.



>Anybody got a fave BO paper?  

I prefer PhotoRag for final prints (work prints on EEM).  I love the
look and have no flaking problems when I give the paper a rub with a
soft cloth.  Prints worked up with EEM can look a tad light on PR, so
I use a simple curve layer to pull them down.  I place a single
adjustment point in the center (I/O 128-128), and pull it to the
lower-right a few inits to I/O 131-124 or 133-122, depending on the
image.


Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm