Digital BW, The Print

Paul,

Thanks for the answers.  In short, I can assume that the EZ inks are a
GREAT way to get into fine art B&W printing on the cheap?

Do you anticipate documentation or information about how to mix warm
vs. neutral for various hues, or about how to change sliders and/or
gamma for certain effects?

Thanks again.

Matt

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> Matt,
> 
> >I read an article on luminous landscape about new EZ inks, which are 
> >basically UT inks for use with very cheap Epson printers.  
> 
> True.  They will have the same lightfastness as the UT2 and UT7 inks.
> 
> >Obviously, if I only pay $200 to get up and running,
> 
> Or less.
> 
> > I can't reasonably expect the same quality as if I bought a 
> >2200 and all that,
> 
> Don't bet on it.  The original EZ set in a C82 separated every
single step
> of a 256 step wedge test, with the exception that 255 = 254, and 0 =
1.  The
> smoothness was equal to a 2200 with UltraChrome inks and IP 5 RIP.  The
> lightfastness in my initial fade tests is better than the UC inks.
> 
> >I'm a little mystified as to how it would work.  Using only the 
> >default print driver, I'm guessing we can't reasonably expect to get 
> >out of the printer exactly what we see on the screen. 
> 
> You have the sliders and gamma controls of the driver available.
> 
> Also, if you use Photoshop, there is a soft proof/viewing profile
procedure
> that allows you to match the monitor view to the final print.
> 
> >It's just 
> >gonna shoot some toned ink out of the yellow nozzle when the driver 
> >calls for yellow, some different toned ink for cyan, etc.
> 
> With a grayscale file, there is ink shooting out of all the nozzles.
 The
> CMY "neutral" EZ inks are all the same density and hue.  (Likewise
for the
> warm inks.)  You can vary the final print tone or hue by putting in
one or
> more warm (pure carbon pigment) carts.  So, you can control the
final print
> tone/hue with the ink installation arrangement.  You can also print on
> either matte or glossy by installing different black inks, or the
"Universal
> black" that has some dye and is less lightfast.  MIS now has poppet C86
> carts that make this easy and also can be easily re-filled forever
-- very
> nice indeed.  
> (See http://www.inksupply.com/index.cfm?source=html/c84refill.html) 
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com