Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, lynnfoster <lynnfoster=
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wrote:
> 
> On Jan 13, 2004, at 1:32 AM, Antonis Ricos wrote:
> 
> > > Imageprint?  Septone?  QTR?  MIS inks?  What??
> >
> > Easiest out of the box, but most money is ImagePrint. Will also 
> > improve your color
> > use of the 2200. Downside: you can't tweak the bw ink mix past what is =

> > built in, or
> > make your own profiles. Many people are very happy with the results, 
> > though.
> >
> > Zero cost, but some learning would be QTR. If you are on OS X that is 
> > likely your
> > cheapest option. I'd say, why not start from there and spend money 
> > only if you feel
> > you need to explore other options.
> >
> >
> Hi . I am new to this list and to the world of BW digital printing.
> I have a g4 dual processor. photoshop 7 and also an epson 2200 printer.
> 
> Ive been illustrating and am now branching into the world of 
> photography.
> So as I am reading all of your wonderful posts I am realizing I know 
> nothing. So to begin could you answer a few ?? s
> 
> 1. what is  QTR?
> 2. What are MIS inks?
> 3. What is the Clayton Jones black-only work flow?
> 4. What are ultra chrome inks?
> thanks
> lynn

Hi Lynn,

Welcome to the list and the fast moving B&W printing.

1)  QTR is short for QuadToneRIP -- a piece of code that I put together
to have lots of control over how the inks in your printer are used.  
It's available at:   http://www.harrington.com
Assuming you are running Mac OS X 10.2 or 10.3 on your g4 it's simple
to install and run.   There are several ready-to-use profiles for a 2200.

2) MIS Inks is a third party supplier of lots of different inks especially
custom B&W quadtone inks, but also lots of color inks.
See:   http://www.inksupply.com

3) The Clayton Jones black-only BO workflow is used to make B&W
prints using only the black ink.  He also has lots of other info on 
his website.
See:   http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm

4) UltraChrome inks are what came in your printer.  They are Epson's
flagship color inks.

There's lots of info here that takes a while to digest but people
have come up with many ways to get very good B&W prints out of an 
inkjet printer.

Roy