Digital BW, The Print

The QTR UT2 profiles for some of the RC papers already do this - the K 
slot is not used and free for substitution with GLOP.  The UT2 dark 
gray inks are sufficient to generate a good dmax without using a black 
ink (should be even better with post GLOP application).  I believe that 
Paul's RGB curves do the same.

Carl

On Dec 5, 2004, at 3:31 PM, Steven Karafyllakis wrote:

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>
> Steve
>>
>> You talk about "as an overcoat" at the end of your post.  So you
> printed the
>> image and then ran it through for gloss or did the gloss go on as
> part of
>> the weave?
>
> All of this was done as an overcoat: the tests were printed on the
> 7600, and then glossed on a 1280 as a separate pass with the Black
> Only setting in the driver. I think weaving it in to fill the gloss
> gaps might not give you the full benefit: if you applied it only to
> the highlights were the gaps are, you would'nt get the kick in Dmax,
> or the complete elimination of the bronzing. It is well worth the
> extra pass for those benefits.
>
>
>>> MIS have pulled the gloss off their site.  I look forward to hen
> the sell
>> their version 2....
>
> Well that figures... we find a use for it and they pull it off the
> market. I hope they do make a version 2, there's a lot of potential
> here. I'm hoping someone can come up with a curve set for either QTR
> or PRW (that's Paul Roark Workflow, add that to your list, I guess)
> that accomplishes the printing with only 5 inks, leaving the K free
> for a BO gloss coat pass. Anybody need a project?
>
> Steve
>