Digital BW, The Print

The only paper I had good luck with BO printing on the Epson 2200 was 
the lighter weight Arches Infinity Smooth paper. Otherwise, I did not 
like BO printing.

I made curves in PS to apply as the final step before printing that 
removed the mossy cast.

I found it easier and more reliable to bite the bullet and buy 
ImagePrint Lite. It works great. Absolutely neutral B&W prints 
(unless you want to add a cast).

Cheers,

Mitch


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "andreamorphine" 
<andreamorphine@y...> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> I tried so many ways to obtain a neutral b/w with my new epson, but 
> nothing is really good, also with black ink only.
> Now, I tried:
> 
> 1. archival matte with matte black ink:
> 
> - grey balancer (printer color managment in photoshop printer 
> profile, colors control - epson - in printer driver), quite, not at 
> all, neutral in daylight (when I worked the first time with GB of 
> course), but with a hard metamerism, prints become magenta under 
> commune light of the evening). I really don't like this
> changment!
> - black ink only (same as source or printer color managment in 
> photoshop printer profile), always brownish prints, also with the 
> black density sets at +20%. No good!
> - epson 2100 archival matte_mk (ICM) and no color adjusyment in 
> printer driver, obtaining a greenish tone 
> - default ICM epson 2200 or colormatch rgb in PS printer profile 
and 
> no color adjustment or color controls in printer driver, always 
> greenish tones.
> 
> of course I completely turn off grey balancer every time don't want 
> to use it
> 
> 2. premium semi-gloss paper (epson or ilford) with photo black ink:
> 
> - with color inks always greenish tones
> -with black ink only, quite good prints, except for a high level of 
> bronzing and a very very light greenish dominant (also with BO!)
> 
> I read a lot of pages on the web to obtain pure bw prints, but now 
I 
> think it's really impossibile, maybe with a RIP software, but I 
> still don't have money for it.
> I'm sorry with the other owners of 2100 (2200 in U.S), but 
> think I will sell this printer and buy the HP 7960 that have pure 
BW 
> prints.
> I'm very tired to waste ink and paper!
> 
> do you have other ideas?
> 
> greetins and compliments to this interesting group,
> Andrea