Digital BW, The Print

John,

>> On EEM, grayscale files print 0.02 units warm with the 
>>driver on the default "Color Controls," "Automatic," 
>>and the paper setting at HWM.  
>> ...

>... trying to come up to speed on this UT-2 "easy BW" stuff.

The "UT-2" is the product of three projects: make an inkset that has the
full sepia to cool range, prints well from a grayscale file with "no
workflow", and handles the RC papers better.  It turned out I could do all
this with one inkset.  It is for the 1280 class printers only now, but is
aimed at the 4000.  

>All this sounds like hacks for getting the Epson driver to do
>whatever kinda tonality you're going for.

Yes, one could say that.   It's still a "quad" or dedicated B&W inkset.  As
such, it is still limited in the tones it can reach with any one set of
toners.  

However, with the UT-2 inkset the sepia toner is very simple -- 8% yellow,
8% magenta, and 84% UT-C light magenta.  As such, I think people will be
able to easily mix their own custom tones -- not only different versions of
sepia but also totally new and different custom tints.  Although I have a
"detailed" curve for sepia, it's amazing how well this inkset does with
curves that are little more than single points on the 50% spot that pull the
toner down and carbon gray up (with the cold cyan all but turned off).
Those who used to be darkroom experimenters are going to have a lot of fun
with this ability.

>For Mac users, would I be correct that I'm better off using QTR or
>IJC instead of the Epson driver ?

I don't know.  It'll be interesting to see some comparisons.  

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 
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