Digital BW, The Print

IP Lite is all you need to print exquisite B&W prints on the Epson 
2200.

You can use quad tone inks, but the folks at ColorByte Software will 
tell you it's unnecessary.

IP Lite provides absolutley neutral B&W images with the Epson 
Ultrachrome inks. You get less bronzing on semigloss/luster/glossy 
papers, too.

IP Lite is also great for color images. They have profiles for 
daylight, tungsten, and two types of fluorescent so you get less 
metamerism.

I'm excited about the support for colorized B&W images in the new 
release this month. Right now, if you convert to B&W and allow color 
back in a portion of the image, you can get some metamerism in the 
B&W (because any color at all means IP uses color profiles instead 
of their grayscale profiles). The new version uses grayscale 
profiles for B&W and color profiles for colored portions of the 
image -- all in a single pass!

I was hesitant. You're talking almost as much money as the printer. 
I drove to their office in Tampa and had them show me some demo 
prints.

I've been using IP Lite for a little over a month now. I find it 
works exactly as advertised. By default, you get absolutely neutral 
B&W. Any tint is by your choice with the tint picker. The tint 
picker makes it easy to warm/cool or add a mauve/mossy cast.

Cheers,

Mitch


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "ohogdahl" 
<olle.hogdahl@s...> wrote:
> Does anyone know if the "lite version" of Image Print is enough 
for 
> BW printning? I´m using Epson 2200 and Win XP. Do I have to 
install 
> an different ink set to get a 100% result in tone or is it OK to 
use 
> standard Epson ink set with Mate Black? Does Image Print support 
the 
> use of Quad Tone ink?
> 
> ohogdahl