Digital BW, The Print

Carl,

Thank you for the explanation of US-NoBlack-neutral -- very 
interesting. Tempted to try it just for kicks, even though I usually 
use matte paper.
best, 
Jesse



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Carl Schofield 
<scho@m...> wrote:
> 2 - The UC-NoBlack-neutral profile uses no black ink and was 
designed 
> for use with RC papers.  If you have matte black ink installed and 
> print primarily on matte papers you could use the NoBlack profile 
to 
> make the occasional RC print without having to change your black 
ink to 
> photo black.  The other advantage this profile has over RC paper 
> profiles that use PK is that there is no shadow hue crossover from 
> neutral to warm because of the warmth of PK ink.  The NoBlack 
profile 
> is essentially just a neutralized (with a little LC and LM) Light 
Black 
> Only profile so there is no crossover hue shift from LK to K as 
there 
> is with the PK profiles.  Paul Roark's new neutral PK ink should 
solve 
> this crossover problem.
> 
> Carl Schofield
> 
> 
> On Jan 18, 2005, at 5:33 AM, jespes2 wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm trying QuadTone Rip on an XP machine and it's very promising.
> > Some questions for more experienced users here--and
> > apologies in advance if they've been covered. I didn't see 
answers
> > in the archives.
> >
> >      1- Since there's no curve in QTR for Epson Velvet Fine Art, 
I'd
> > be interested in opinions on which preloaded curves seem to work
> > well with this paper (or, are best avoided).
> >
> >      2- Most curve names are easy enough to decode (eg: UC-
EEnhMatte-
> > cool = Ultrachrome inks, EEM paper, cool tone). But what is UC-
> > NoBlack-neutral?
> >
> >      3-Re the "blend" slider: If I simply want to use one curve 
(and
> > not blend two curves), is it best to select the same curve
> > on both sides of the slider, and leave the slider control in the
> > middle at 50? Or, set the curve I want in the left-hand window,
> > ignore the right-hand window, and set the slider to 100? Or do
> > something else.
> >
> >      4-Finally, is there ever reason to use the "none" setting.
> >
> > Many thanks in advance,
> > Jesse
> >