Digital BW, The Print

If this is the case a useful test would presumably be to tweak a .quad file
to deliver gloss at a rate which is inverted to the total amount of other
ink laid down for a particular 0-255 value.

What a pity the R800 and 2100 cartridges aren't the same.  One would think
Epson would try to get some economies here and basically have the same
cartridges for each.  If so one could re-chip a gloss cartridge and bang it
in a 21/2200.  

Are the 21/2200 PK,MK, C, M and Y inks different from those for the R800?
The R800 are branded "high gloss" but I was wondering if this is just
advertising fluff 'cos the R800 has the gloss optimizer.


Another thought:  if gloss is simply the resin without the pigment and MIS
is having trouble getting a good gloss product it doesn't suggest much for
their UC equivalent inks.....

> From: Roy Harrington <roy@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 21:31:54 -0000
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] QTR and Gloss Optimizer
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> I haven't used the R800 at all yet, but I have looked at the specs and the
> interface information.  From everything I've seem it sure looks like the gloss
> is treated like another ordinary ink.  I can't see anyway it would be put on
> after the ink, so I think it must be put on mixed and dithered with the color
> inks.  How much is used could certainly be varied depending on the
> amount of color ink.
> 
> Roy
>