Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "bwbonkers" <PeterDLevis@a...> wrote:
 
> 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.

As long as you're not using a "sepia" profile. The warm profiles use just black and light black (Epson "black" is warm). The cool profiles bring in light cyan and light magenta. 

> 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 ?

I would build the curve visually. Run a curve that shows at what percentage you get sufficient gloss from the "main" inks and don't need GLOP (Gloss Optimizer). Then bring in some percentage of GLOP from absolute white until you hit the "sufficiently glossy" point.

> Could it be done within the curve profiles?

As I pointed out, yes, it could.

> Am I going mad ?

You're going sane, in a mad world. Maybe that's even worse.
 
Ciao!

Joe