Digital BW, The Print

This is my report on the dotworks paper and profile.  I ordered the 
paper as soon as I heard the report posted here.  The paper arrived 
promptly after ordering it, within the week.  The paper itself is 
very heavy and appears to be very nice.  Its white point is more 
yellow than the Epson enhanced Matte and that may be why it 
experiences less metamerizm.  That is, perhaps less yellow ink is 
needed since the paper is yellowish to begin with, and as a result, 
less metamerizm is produced.  Who knows, but it does appear to be the 
case that the paper exhibits less metamerizm than anything printed on 
the Epson enhanced Matte.

It turns out that on my printer, the prints turn out a little 
yellowish green.  Okay, more than just a little.  The prints appear 
less yellowish green than on Epson enhanced Matte paper using the 
same profile but still not quite neutral.  Your mileage may vary.

The exact name of the paper I am using is "Nature Jet Coated Inkjet 
Paper 100% Cotton 15 Mil."  I did experience a problem using the 
matte black cartridge on this dotworks paper.  It turns out the paper 
cannot handle too much of the matte black ink.  The darkest 1/8th of 
a gray test pattern that I use turns glossy and dMax is impaired. 
This problem is alleviated by using the photo black ink cart but then 
the dMax suffers because of the photo black on Matte paper (flat, 
very flat).  So, the bottom line for me is, I switched back over to 
the Epson enhanced Matte paper and this dotworks profile to see what 
I could do.

I have to say though, the prints are quite nice on Epson enhanced 
Matte paper with this profile (2200_FHM.icm).  For Qimage users who 
want to play around with this profile on Epson enhanced Matte paper, 
I developed a quick curve that tends to neutralize this profile 
on Epson enhanced Matte paper even further.  It is still a moss-toned 
print (mostly in the upper mids), but the overall print seems to 
work.  Actually I have three curves: '6, '4, and 'Latest, '6 should 
be more neutral than '4 and 'Latest is like '4 only warmer.  Just 
copy the files to the Qimage "filters" folder and apply the filter 
(which is a curve) either as a filter for the image or as a print 
filter.

You can find the Qimage curves here:
http://tiyoweh.ugate.net/2200_FHM6.flt
http://tiyoweh.ugate.net/2200_FHM4.flt
http://tiyoweh.ugate.net/2200_FHM-latest.flt

Regards,  Charlie

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Shilesh Jani" 
<shilesh.jani@s...> wrote:
> ...
> I went to his home last night and saw first-hand how he stumbled 
upon 
> this.  Here goes:
> 
> Paper:  DotWorks FineArt HeavyWeight paper
> Printer Settings: Enhanced Matte media setting, 1440 dpi, ICM, NCA
> Profile:  Downloaded from the dotworks.com website.
> 
> That is it!  The image space can be either grayscale or color RGB.
> 
> This was the best print I  have seen from a 2200 that did not use 
> some fancy RIP.  I am not in anyway connected to DotWorks.  But I 
am 
> sufficiently impressed and thought you 2200 owners may want to know.