Digital BW, The Print

Hi Tom,

Since you're using QTR, I assume you're printing B&W images. For IP, you 
should be using only those paper profiles with the word "gray" in them. The 
"Daylight" profile and others (ECWF2) are for color printing. If the Tint 
Picker isn't active, then you're not using the proper profile for printing 
grayscale. IP will print a grayscale image using a color profile, but you're 
sure to see color casts.

Alan Huntley

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom OConnell" <tomoc@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 11:34 AM
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Epson Enhanced Matte vs. Smooth Fineart




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Bill Morse
<whm.lists@v...> wrote:
> Hi Tom-
> It\ufffds curious- for me, with QTR and VM inks in a 7000, EEM (and the
other
> Epson papers I\ufffdve tried) is consistently .1 to .15 less than PR or
WT.
> Don\ufffdt know why...
>
> Bill


Bill-

I just started trying QTR yesterday. In the past I've used FT and FTn
and, more recently, Epson UCs on 2200 and 4000. The only paper I've
ever seen with higher dmax than EEM of EAM is Velvet FA (the problems
being huge amounts of chipping and flaking and limited sizes).

I'm now comparing QTR to Image Print output. I've only made a couple
of prints but I'm impressed with QTR. The dead neutral seems perhaps
more "pure" black (but "neutral" is a tricky concept). The dither
looks (after a VERY quick inspection) somewhat different (not sure
there is really a "better" in this).

IP has a different profile for each paper for at least 3 lighting
conditions. I've settle on just using the DAYLIGHT one for everything
but will be interested in seeing what QTR looks like agaist the IP
prints in similar conditions.

Long answer to your question...sorry.

Have you tried adding a LITTLE warm tweak to your VM setting? Even if
the desitometer doesn't prove it, that often seems to give the
shadows more depth, at least to my eye.

cheers,

Tom O'Connell