Digital BW, The Print

That sounds like something very much worth trying. I should have my 7000 fixed next 
week now that almost all my parts are here, I then I will need to pay someone to do a 
linearization of my particular printer. There are so many things I want to try with "toning" 
this year with QTR.

John


> 
> 
> Jon,
> 
> As others have already said its arbitrary as far as QTR goes.  The Paul
> and Shilesh arrangement makes sense you could print with the Epson
> driver (unless you are running OS X where there isn't an Epson driver).
> 
> I've also been thinking of running the UT-FSN inks but rather than
> doubling up grays I was thinking of running some sepia toner or just
> warm grays in the extra slots.
> 
> Roy
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" <paul.roark@v...> 
> wrote:
> > Jon,
> > 
> > I'm going to be doing the same thing with my 7500 in the near future.  I
> > intend to put the dark gray (FS-C) in the C and M spots.  The medium gray
> > (FS-M) will go in the LC and LM spots, and the light gray (FS-Y) will go in
> > the Y position.  I will be making curves for the 7500, 9500, 7000, and 9000.
> > 
> > I recommend you follow this arrangement as long as QTR is compatible with
> > it.  It works very well in the desktop hextone printers.  You might as well
> > use an ink position that works with both QTR and the Epson driver so that
> > you can use either one to print.  If the same densities are in the C & LC,
> > for example, it will not be able to be printed with the Epson driver.
> > 
> > Paul
> > www.PaulRoark.com 
> > ____________________________
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jon Zax [mailto:lotus@i...] 
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 1:53 PM
> > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Digital BW] QTR ink positions
> > 
> > 
> > I will shortly be receiving a set of UT FSN inks that will be going into
> > an Epson 7000 printer. A note I got from Paul Roark got me thinking 
> > about
> > which inks to put in which positions. The instructions with the QTR 
> > software,
> > which I intend on using, says one can chose their own positions.
> > 
> > The options seem to be; having the dark gray in the Cyan and the 
> > Magenta locations
> > and the medium gray in the LC and LM positions.
> > Or
> > the dark gray in the Cyan and LC and the medium gray in the Magenta and 
> > LM spots.
> > 
> > Does anybody have any thoughts about this, or even better,
> > is somebody using this combination of printer, ink and driver
> > and has already figured out the most practical use of ink locations ?
> > 
> > 
> > TIA
> > 
> > J.Z.
> > 
> > 
> > 
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