Digital BW, The Print

I don¹t know if anyone is interested and it is essentially an Epson group ,
but since I have learned so much here that I have been able to apply, I will
outline my situation.  I am using an 11 color Colorspan printer, quad blacks
included.   The printer carries its own camera for linearity and profile
building.  The quad blacks are fairly neutral on Photo Rag.  Uses quad black
+ 7 color for CYMK prints.  Using the company supplied profiles gives
terrible grayscale prints on 11 color.  However, building ones own profiles
makes a completely neutral print.  Additionally, with a profiled monitor,
any ³toned² image is reproduced almost exactly.  A major drawback is that
these inks are only available as ³long lasting dye².  The company also has
pigment inks but the gamut is severely limited.  I understand that their
extended gamut dye set has a short print longevity.  J Vee


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