Digital BW, The Print

Hi all,

Especially Roy & Paul.

This newsgroup is wonderful and I am sure like many others I have 
been lurking, reading posts, & acting on them for many months.  I am 
technically oriented & the knowledge being passed around is awesome.  
I don't want anyone to feel bad for me but my head is about to 
explode!

The two or three great threads going on now are wonderful but I am 
losing track.  I find myself unable to remember which subject is 
being discussed in which email.  What applies to which printer, to 
which ink set, to which operating system, to glossy or matte, to 
spray or glop, to which printers can glop????

I know the answer is for me to look in the archives & I have 
attempted to do so but right now I have other time consuming 
obligations that prevent me from going through the hundreds of emails 
involved (a second time) to pick out the salient points I missed the 
first time.  So.........

With my hat humbly in my hand I have some questions:

I know this first questions is like an apprentice going into the 
office of a master & asking for clarification.  And I know that the 
only way to true nirvana is to learn through suffering but…

1)	Could someone with intimate subject knowledge of large 
threads sometimes periodically provide a summary if they are so 
inclined? (The thrust of a given thread sometimes moves from one 
subject line to another & hard to follow from beginning to end.)

2)Does anyone know of a "dictionary of terms" on the web for the 
acronyms used in this newsgroup?

3)Can an Epson 2200 use glop (gloss optimizer)?  What ink set 
companies provide this option?

4)Can Epson Premium Semimatte (or Semigloss or Luster) be used on an 
Epson 2200?  Then sprayed with PremierArt Print Shield?

5)Does PremierArt Print Shield increase the dmax of a print on the 
Semimatte paper?  If as I believe, the answer is yes, does this 
improvement occur with the standard Epson pigment inks or should one 
of the aftermarket inks (MIS, etc.) be used?

6)I have been using QTR & have enjoyed it.  The version I am running 
is an older non-gui version for Windows.   1st, how do I tell what 
version I am now running?  2nd, is the end product (the print) better 
now using the newest version or is it just easier to use?  So many 
improved versions have come out in the last several weeks that I have 
stayed on the sidelines rather then upgrade with every version.


Please do not gather from my questions that I do not take my 
photography seriously.  On the contrary, with what little free time I 
currently have, I spend it capturing images and waiting for the dust 
to clear.

For the record, I work with the following:
•	Windows XP (SP2)
•	Epson 2450 Scanner
•	Viewscan
•	Photoshop CS
•	Epson 2200 Printer (Ultrachrome inks)
•	QTR
•	Toyo 4x5
•	Hasselblad 501C
•	Rolleiflex 2.8E
•	Canon 10D

Thanks for this great group!

Bruce Varner
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/btvarner/Bruce/photo.htm