Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tyler Boley" 
<tyler@t...> wrote:
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Glenn 
Mitchell" <
 
> > Unless you use BO ink, neutrals are printed using predominantly 
CMY 
> > ink (or CcMmY, etc. depending on how many colors are used in 
> > printing). B&W printing remains color printing unless you go to 
BO 
> > and suffer the disadvantages of dithering.
> 
> Uh...
> Hello?! Is this not the B&W list? I'd say most of the people here 
are 
> printing with quad or some variation of monochromatic inks.
> I guess I've been away too long.
> I'll just mosey on back outa here.
> Tyler

I don't know who's printing what, and it's irrelevant to the point I 
was making.

You can resort to black ink only, black and light black ink only, 
quad tone inks, sepia tone inks, etc. for your B&W images. With some 
printers, that might even be the only solution for neutral B&W 
images.

However, most inkjet printers do not use black ink only or black and 
light black ink only for B&W images. Their grayscale tones are 
generated from a combination of colors, a relatively small 
proportion of which is black or black and light black.

I use a RIP and the standard Epson Ultrachrome CcMmYKk inkset for my 
B&W images. The ImagePrint Lite RIP makes absolutely neutral B&W 
images on the Epson 2200. No special inks needed.

Since I get B&W without using special inks, I don't assume others 
are using them. I'm sure some are, but I have no idea what 
proportion is using them.

Cheers,

Mitch