Digital BW, The Print

I had assumed that Imageprint would be able to do this.  My question
was, for those of us using the Epson driver for colour, and QTR(Gui)
for B&W, is a RIP like ImagePrint the only easy and reliable way of
doing this?

You said "acceptable results".  Is this different to "good" results?

F_P


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "digikdm"
<monroekd@h...> wrote:
> 
> I print monochrome with spashes of color often using ImagePrint. I 
> use an RGB image of course that has been partially or largely 
> decolorized using layers, channel mixer etc. Then I just print
> using settings that I would for a color print. I get acceptable 
> results.
> --- In 
> DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "ferdinand_paris" 
> <ferdinand_paris@y...> wrote:
> > 
> > Yes, but what do you do when you want to print something that is
> > mostly monochrome, but with splashes of colour?  This is the gap, 
> but
> > I've been reluctant to shell out for IP just for this.
> > 
> > Does IP reduce the metamerism of colour prints?  (Sorry, I know that
> > this is a B&W list, but there are a lot of RIP users here).
> > 
> > F_P
> >  
> > 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Hans Van
> > Rafelghem <hvr@a...> wrote:
> > > Nor do you need special inks with Quadtone RIP : 
> > > http://harrington.com/QuadToneRIP.html
> > > -- 
> > > 
> > > Hans Van Rafelghem
> > > http://www.vanrafelghem.com/
> > > 
> > > digikdm wrote:
> > > 
> > > >The beauty of the ImagePrint RIP is that you can use your printer
> > for 
> > > >B&W and color... no switching in-and-out of inks. No need for a 
> > > >dedicated printed for both B&W and color.
> > > >
> > > >--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Hans Van 
> > > >Rafelghem <hvr@a...> wrote:
> > > >  
> > > >
> > > >>julie stapen wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>>I own a 2200, and although i think it prints
> > > >>>beautifully in color, with black and white you really
> > > >>>need to test and test and although you can get a very
> > > >>>nice print in the warm and cool ranges, i have found,
> > > >>>and would love suggestions, that getting a rich, tonal
> > > >>>neutral print is almost impossible. 
> > > >>>
> > > >>It's as easy as pie with a RIP like Quadtone RIP, and it is not
> > an 
> > > >>expensive option like Imageprint.
> > > >>-- 
> > > >>
> > > >>Hans Van Rafelghem
> > > >>http://www.vanrafelghem.com/