Digital BW, The Print

I've had softproofing profiles for UT2 inks for quite a while.  The ones
I have are based on QuadToneRIP printing but the procedure documented
works on any printing scheme.  The softproofing is NOT limited to Mac
or QuadToneRIP.

Roy


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> Petr Dzik, who is a PhD student at Imaging Science Department of Brno
> University of Technology in the Czech Republic and will hopefully be joining
> this forum soon, has recently made a couple of significant observations
> regarding the UT-2 inks he recently purchased for his Epson.
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> First, the UT-2 inks and curves appear to work well on the Epson 895.
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> Second, the (very expensive) Gretag Spectrolino hardware he has available
> can make profiles for the UT2 system that make it WYSIWYG even when the
> curves are applied.
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> I'm not an expert in this area and doubt many people will have equipment as
> fancy as he has, but the fact that some equipment can do it may signal that
> more affordable equipment can also make good icc's for the UT-2 inks.
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> Paul
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> www.PaulRoark.com <http://www.paulroark.com/>  
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> For UT2 information, curves, and settings see:
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> http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/ 
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> 
> From: Petr Dzik [mailto:dzik@a...]
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> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 6:45 AM
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> To: paul Roark
> 
> Subject: WYSIWYG profile for UT-2
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> Hello Paul,
> 
> I have just entered the world of BW printing and would like to share a few
> thoughts, if you do not mind... 
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> Last week I received my order of UT-2 inks. I installed it into my Epson
> 
> 895 a done some testing over the weekend. I am absolutely excited! 
> 
> The prints are just beautiful. The UT-2 inset is by far the best solution
> for BW printing I have so far seen. Well done!
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> The first note is that the adjustment curves print fine with Epson 895 as
> well. Only the sepia curve prints rather dark to my taste, but it's only my
> subjective impression. It seems that this printer is more common in Europe
> than the officially supported 890, so it might be interesting to other
> people here in Europe too.
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> I was pleased to find that there was really no visible metamerism.
> 
> I was printing on Ilford Smooth Glossy and Pearl. The prints look great,
> however there is some bronzing. Do all RC papers show this or is there a
> less-bronzing option? Will spraying help? What spray would you recommend?
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> I tried to make a print with areas selectively toned cool and warm. 
> 
> However, after the curve is applied and the appearance of the image changes,
> it is very difficult to estimate the result. I missed the possibility of
> having an accurate preview. However, it seems I have found a solution to
> this: I made a standard ICC profile using the UT-2 inks and Gretag
> Spectrolino hardware. It seems to work great: In Photoshop, I open a
> grayscalle file, convert it into RGB and assign the profile. After applying
> the desired curve, I have an accurate preview how the image will look
> printed. Great!
> 
> I thought you could be perhaps interested in this workflow as well, so
> please find the profile attached to this email. 
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> Sincerely
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> 
> Petr Dzik
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> Czech Republic
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