Digital BW, The Print

Just thought I'd let you all know that Paul Roark has written some 
great curves for using wtih the MIS Variable Mix inks on the Epson 
1200.  I'm working on a Mac.

The "nc" (neutral to slightly cool) and "mw" curves are already 
excellent, they result in almost dead on matches for printing 21 step 
grayscales compared to reference 21 step grayscales Paul sent me that 
he had printed on his 1160.  Test images I've printed with these 
curves look beautiful, definitely exhibition quality.  There are no 
dots and no banding; smooth tonal transitions throughout.  I've tried 
them on EAM and Eclipse, with great results on both (no tranfer 
function curve necessary for Eclipse).

We're still working on the "c" (cool) and "w" (warm) curves, but I'm 
confident Paul will have them in good working order soon.  I expect 
he'll also be tweaking the "nc" and "mw" curves a bit more, but 
they're already producing fine prints.

For anyone looking to get into black and white desktop printing at a 
very reasonable cost and being able to produce both warm and cool 
toned prints (like me), this is a great option.