Digital BW, The Print

It is my understanding you can use a printer with the UT2 inks with 
Photoshop Elements or any other software using the slider in the 
driver to print from warm to neutral.  If you want to print warmer 
to sepia, or cooler you will have to have the "full-blown" version 
of Photoshop 5.5 or higher, or use the Picture Windows program and 
use the curves.  If I'm wrong somebody please correct me!

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "bad2maxxx" 
<bad2maxxx@y...> wrote:
> Hi-
> 
> After seeing how far digital prints have improved, I am leaving my 
> wet darkroom behind and going digital!
> 
> I have ordered a Nikon Coolscan V film scanner, a refurb Epson 
1280 
> printer, and will be purchasing the MIS CFS system, using the UT2 
> with Eboni inks.
> 
> In my research, I am having some trouble understanding how to use 
> the "curves" for obtaining a specific tone.  I have PS Elements 
2.0 
> (is this sufficient?) and I know we need to convert the greyscale 
> image to RGB.  But reading the MIS website regarding Paul's curves 
> for specific papers (I plan on using PhotoRag) I don't understand 
> how they are to be applied.
> 
> For example, for photograg, it says "UT2-PhotoRag-Neutral-1" 
> and "UT2-PhotoRag-Carbon-" and "UT2-PhotoRag-Sepia-1 (use 16 bit; 
> there is only one sepia curve)".
> 
> What is the significance of the above? What exactly do we do in 
> Photoshop to apply the curves?
> 
> I understand the application of obtaining tones using the Epson 
> driver and moving the sliders for the C M and Y, it is the PS 
curves 
> that I am struggling with.
> 
> Any help in this regard would be greatly appreciated!
> 
> Rob