Digital BW, The Print

Moises  

Glop is not a QTR term.  It is short form for gloss optimizer.  Epson
introduced glop with the R800 printer.  MIS has made their own version, by
their own admission not as good as Epson's but good enough to remove a lot
of bronzing from many papers.  It can be loaded into their new refillable
cartridges (thoroughly recommended).  The issue is how do you apply it.
Obviously a 21/2200 can not be used with the Epson driver as the driver
doesn't expect glop to be loaded.  I and others use QTR because you can
define how each ink jet operates.  Others use RGB curves or IJC/OPM.

I think you have been pointed to Carl's soft proofs.  Also Roy's new work is
a big leap forward.  (I have not had the chance to go through it yet.)  I
would also think hard about how you source your inks.  Until recently my
2100 was set up with colour inks and a CFS.  I used (and still use for
colour) MIS' ultrachrome equivalents (take a look through their website).
It is much cheaper to buy 4oz bottles (I live in the UK and a 4oz bottle of
MIS ink costs the same as one cartridge in London!!), a set of their
refillable cartridges and a few syringes etc and load your own ink.  You
also then have the advantage of expanding your horizons and loading whatever
inks you want (eg UT7 with glop in the LK position) into the cartridges and
using a programme like QTR to drive them.  Swapping back and forth is not a
major hassle.  

Steve


> From: Moises Faidengold <mfaidengold@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 18:16:33 -0800 (PST)
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Cc: <stevekale@...>
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Epson Lustre
> 
> 
> Steve,
> Thanks for the info.
> A couple of things, I'm new to QTR and still on the learning curve, therefore
> some terms like Glup don't mean anyhing yet.
> Also, I wish a could soft proof the prints before I spend inks and paper, any
> suggestions in terms of the blending and the other sliders they have?
> And finally, yes, I do use the Epson inks because of the colors. ...
> Thanks,
> Moises
>