Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "cjphoto1"
<cjones@d...> wrote:
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> sorry to be so dumb, but what are UC inks? 

Epson Ultrachromes

> And what is QTR for $50?

QuadtoneRIP, a name that is a bit misleading since it will do so many
things with any inkset besides quads.
http://harrington.com/QuadToneRIP.html
You will find many users here that can tell you more than I.

> And isn't one of the benefits of colorbytethat is that so many inks 
> and papers are profiled ? I have heard that they will run one if 
> they don't have it. Of course they are canned, but at least it's the 
> ball park. 

Can't help you there, but I do know any paper can be user linearized
with QTR.

> I have tried UT7, and I cannot get it to look as good as my 
> piezographic prints, which seem to have a much better spread (longer 
> straight line on a H&D curve) of low and high end values.

Sorry again, no familiarity with that inkset or associated workflows,
but I'd bet QTR can help there as well. I don't know which iteration
of "piezo" you were using, but yes, it can be hard to beat or even
match  ...ducking now...
Tyler