Digital BW, The Print

Hi Roy,

Thanks for that. Just so I know I've got the right end of the stick 
here, when you talk about "the other inkset" you mean the Bowhaus 
Config UT7 set, right? It's confusing looking at the MIS website, 
because they talk about both inksets on an equal footing, it's not 
clear that either one of them is a recent development. Looking at the 
traffic here, it seems as if UT7 (in any form) is a new thing.

Assuming I've understood that correctly, if I wanted to try QTR with 
Paul's UT7 inkset, then it would "just" =) be a matter of generating 
a suitable profile for your RIP. Given what I've just been reading in 
the thread on linearisation, it should be possible for me to get a 
pretty good result there if I have access to a densitometer, at least 
if I don't try to bring the toner inks into the equation. I'm just 
hedging here, really. If I'm going to spend out on a load of ink, it 
would be nice to know I had the option to revert to QTR if it turns 
out I don't like what the Epson driver produces.

Cheers,

-= mike =-

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Roy Harrington" 
<roy@h...> wrote:
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "mike_nunan" 
> <mike_nunan@h...> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I've got a query for Roy and/or Paul, regarding the differences 
> > between the two variants of the UT7 inkset listed on MIS's 
website. 
> > These are described as the "Bowhaus Configuration", sold for use 
with 
> > QTR and IJC, and "Roark Configuration", sold for use with the 
Epson 
> > driver and Paul's curves. I'm intrigued that there are two 
inksets 
> > that are nearly, but not quite, the same. I know that one of 
Paul's 
> > goals was to create an "Easy B&W" inkset, and presumably that 
meant 
> > that the ink tones have to be made to fit in with the Epson 
driver's 
> > expectations. Is that what created the need for two separate 
sets? 
> > Roy, how hard would it be to use QTR with the "Roark Config" inks?
> > 
> > TIA
> > 
> > -= mike =-
> 
> Having two ink sets for the same basic idea is complicated.
> 
> Although I know the general idea of the new UT7 inks, I haven't
> used or even seen them yet.  Certainly the major reason for this
> new set is to be able to use the ordinary Epson driver and get some
> variable tone control.   The seventh ink, light black, turns out to
> make the Epson driver and its profiles quite complicated.  I think 
that
> this in turn makes the ink set fairly Epson driver oriented.
> Whether this is a problem or not I don't know, but it may make the
> QTR profiles a little more difficult trying to mimic the Epson 
driver.
> 
> The other inkset is probably a simpler set if you are using QTR,
> but of course then you must use it -- there's no Easy B&W workflow.
> 
> Roy