Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Ken Schuster" 
<ken.schuster@a...> wrote:
> Apparently so, if you don't want to consider Septone, PiezoTone and 
others.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: flyfishingusa2002 
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 1:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Neutral Prints On 2200
> ...snip...
> 
> "They only way to do this is to use a RIP of somekind. QTR is my 
> choice because it works and its free."
> 
> ...snip...

May I again offer a different possibility?

I just printed a grayscale using the description of this method next 
to one of my 4 ink grayscale "duotones" on a 2200 with PS4.0 and MIS 
7600 inks and have to say that there is no comparison - the duotone 
method step scales have none of the color shifts that are quite 
obviously displayed by the RGB/ColorMatch method.

Is it as good as a RIP? I don't know. Septone? Probably nowhere near. 
Is it good enough for somebody who wants 1 printer to do both while 
giving the flexibility of making toned B&W prints? Well, how about 
checking it out for yourself?

My color vision in not good enough to see subtle tones or shifts, so, 
would someone using the same printer/ink setup please take the time 
to do a test. Since it requires curves and ink definitions that I 
have developed, you'll have to write me for a return e-mail with a 
description of the process and attached Photoshop curve/ink info. It 
is much simpler than the conversion needed for a quadtone ink printer.

By the way, this does not work on a 1200 and may not on the later 
12xx series, either.

Regards,

Frank