Digital BW, The Print

This is the same "old mans" stuff about wet verus digital, why not 
take it off list. Same people, same stuff.

If you spent a little time and looked at the dotworks site you will 
find that their profiles are for their papers. The orginal post 
saying how great their free profiles are smell of spam to me. 

If you really want a cheap way to print fab prints from a 2200 
without the cost of a mac or a Rip, take a look at Clayton Jones site
Theres something that everone interested in B/W from a 2200 should 
take a look at. 

Sierra Gold

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Tom Baker 
<tbaker1328@s...> wrote:
> Brad  -
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> Yep, 2200 not 2000.  Ultrachrome inks are the Epson OEM for the 
2200, 7600, 9600 and 4000.
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> Yes, a RIP is software.  You can check out the capabilities of 
Imageprint on the ColorbyteSoftware web site.  It isn't cheap.  On 
the other hand, someone just posted that they had seen good results 
from a profile download from 'dotworks.com'.  Sounds like something 
to investigate.  Don't make the mistake of thinking that just 
because something is provided for free, it can't be good.  Some of 
the best stuff you'll find in the area is provided for free.  Thanks 
to the very hard work and dedication of some who contribute to this 
site.
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> If the 4000 size limits fit your needs, it might be a good bet.  
It is beginning to look like it will be well supported, and it has 
some nice features (reading from the specs).  I would expect 
Imageprint to support it.  But, I understand that MIS (MIS is a 
major supplier of 3rd party inks) and Paul Roark are also interested 
in the 4000's capabilities.  So, that is a plus.  
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> I haven't checked out the dotworks web site.  You might want to 
take a look.  If they produce profiles that get top notch results 
with the Epson drivers, that's a real win.
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> Again, don't overlook the free stuff.  It usually requires a 
little more understanding of the process than some of the big 
products that are designed with complete ease of use in mind, but 
the results can be great.
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> Do some reading.  You can look up the role of a RIP on several 
inet sites.  RIP's come purposed for several different 
applications.  Read up on that.  Also, understand the role that the 
drivers play in the process.  The other thing you want to understand 
is 'curves'.  As used here they apply to your image processing 
software (Photoshop, etc.).  Curves are the basis of a lot of what 
is being done in the dedicated b&w work you read about on this forum.
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> This stuff is fun.  Jump in.
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> Tom Baker
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