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Re: Can I get a nice neutral black and white print from the 2200?

2004-05-14 by Peter Nelson

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Graham" 
<gebilwil@n...> wrote:
> The solution is a custom profile for your paper. All the printers 
cannot possibly be
> manufactured EXACTLY alike, so the profiles shipped are sort of a 
compromise. In
> color a tiny (small?) shift is un-noticable, in B&W is stands out 
like a sore thumb. There 
> notes on these groups recommending people who will make the 
profile for about $40.

That won't fix the 2200's metamerism because metamerism produces 
DIFFERENT casts under different light.   All a custom profile can do 
is produce an outstandingly neutral BW print for one, specific light 
source.  And you can do that yourself with a good profiler and PS.

The Epson yellow ink is the culprit - a custom profile has no 
control over the ink mix because it still uses the default Epson 
driver.

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