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RE: [Digital BW] Driver Settings UT-2

2003-12-23 by Paul Roark

UT2 on Premium Semigloss does bronze, but the PremierArt spray takes care of
most of it.  With the aid of a hair drier, printing and spraying can be done
rather quickly.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 
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-----Original Message-----
From: islandbuck2 [mailto:islandbuck@...] 
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 3:03 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Driver Settings UT-2

How was the bronzing?

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> >... what are some of the driver settings for the new UT-2 inks.  
> >I'm particularly interested in the settings for Epson Premium Semi-
> >Gloss with the PK Black.  
> 
> 
> One thing I've noticed with UT2 is that it is relatively unaffected 
by paper
> type.  Different papers can print with different tones, but I'm not 
seeing
> the flat spots we used to see.  I think it is the lack of a very 
light ink,
> and the very good and mild Epson driver cross-overs.
> 
> Yesterday morning I had this speech where I wanted to have a sample 
of a
> 1280 split tone.  At the last minute it occurred to me that I had 
Photo K in
> the 1280 and my only curves were for matte papers.  So, I just used 
the EEM
> curves on the Semigloss.  They worked fine as is.
> 
> I'll find specific driver slider settings and make specific curves 
for the
> Semigloss eventually, but I was amazed at how well those that 
worked for EEM
> also worked for Premium Semigloss.
> 
> As for the sliders, EEM prints slightly warm with no sliders, HWM, 
1440 HS,
> Color Controls Auto or Vivid.   
> 
> For neutral, try Vivid, C +7, & M -5.  
> 
> For medium warm, try Vivid, Y +25, M +10, & C -15.
> 
> I also have curves available, but I'm not sure they are posted 
anywhere yet.
> When using the curves, the settings include: "Photo paper" media 
type, Adobe
> RGB, No Color Adjustment, 1440 slow, and 16 bit for the 
strong, "sepia 2"
> curve.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com


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