Digital BW, The Print

Well it would be easy to make a curve that had gloss optimiser in it and you
could simply either the C or M slot if you are using QTR with colour inks.
(A UC ink curve already mixes LC, LM, and LC to give a cool curve.)  But a
few questions arise:

* my understanding is that the optimiser goes on after the ink in the R800.
That is the ink is laid down and then the optimiser follows.  With QTR and
optimiser in one of the cartridges, optimiser would get mixed into the
dither pattern.  So this may be an issue.

* one would have to be sure that a 21/2200 can actually jet the optimiser.
I don't know enough about the mechanics of the optimiser on the R800.  Is it
laid down like ink or does it have some other apparatus?


> From: bwbonkers <PeterDLevis@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 20:32:51 -0000
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Digital BW] Bronzing - A Crazy Idea
> 
> 
> 
> Ok here is my crazy idea.
> 
> Epson 2100/2200 using QTR - Am I right in saying that only 4 inks are
> used, Black, Light Black, Light Cyan, and Light Magenta. Yellow,
> Magenta and Cyan are not used. If this is this case it would easy to
> replace one of these with a gloss optimiser cart. I know MIS are
> producing a CFS for the Epson R800 and so gloss optimiser is
> available and so are empty carts for the 2100. Problem is how would
> you program QTR to use it ? Could it be done within the curve
> profiles? Am I going mad ?
> 
> Just a crazy thought.
> 
> Peter