Digital BW, The Print

Hi Carl,

What wax are you using?

Scott

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Carl Schofield 
<scho@m...> wrote:
> Steve,
> 
> Yes the PKN is shipping - received mine two days ago.  I used to 
wax RC 
> prints after applying Printshield spray so I'll give the wax a try 
on 
> the glopped prints as well - although I'm pretty happy with a 2.6 
dmax 
> as is and love the soft gloss finish.
> 
> Carl
> 
> On Feb 3, 2005, at 6:09 PM, Steve Kale wrote:
> 
> >
> > And if you can be bothered waxing the prints dMax may even go 
> > further....
> >
> > My MIS order has shipped so maybe that means PKN is now 
available.  The
> > order was held up and I am hoping they were waiting for the ink.  
> > Fingers
> > crossed...
> >
> >
> >> From: Carl Schofield <scho@m...>
> >> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> >> Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 15:54:54 -0500
> >> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> >> Subject: [Digital BW] Update on MIS PKN and LKN in the Epson 4000
> >>
> >>
> >> The new MIS PKN and UT7 LK neutral inks are performing very well 
in my
> >> Epson 4000 for both B&W and color.  I've tried PKN only printing 
with
> >> the Epson driver, PKN + LKN neutral profiles with both QTR and 
> >> IJC/OPM,
> >> and PKN+LKN+LM+Y sepia profiles.  All yield a dmax of about 2.46 
on
> >> Kirkland Signature Glossy paper.  I was surprised at how good the
> >> linearity was for the 4000 Epson driver printing BO with the PKN
> >> (compare density plots below for the linearized QTR PKN+LKN 
profile 
> >> and
> >> Epson driver PKN only).  After making some adjustments in the 
LKN:LM:Y
> >> ratios I also have a very nice sepia tone with deep, rich 
blacks.  I'm
> >> still working with a mix of Epson UC inks in the color positions 
and
> >> MIS PKN and LKN so I won't  re-profile all my  papers for color 
until 
> >> I
> >> have all inks switched over to the MIS UC equivalents.  However, 
I did
> >> print the Kirkland with a new RGB profile and colors were very 
close 
> >> to
> >> the original prints with straight UC inks so I don't expect any
> >> problems printing color with the neutral PK and LK inks.  I'm 
also
> >> still evaluating different glop overlay application rates on the 
4000
> >> prints by running them through my 2200 and printing with a glop 
only
> >> overlay profile.  My initial test were done with an IJC glop only
> >> profile (glop in 2200 LK slot) with glop ink limit set to 50%.  
There
> >> was almost no bronzing and only some slight gloss differential 
to 
> >> begin
> >> with on the Kirkland PKN prints and after glop application both
> >> bronzing and gloss differential were completely gone.  See last 
> >> density
> >> plot below for post glop coated PKN+LKN print.  Slightly higher 
dmin
> >> from the glop but a terrific dmax boost to the highest dmax 
(2.602)
> >> I've ever obtained for any ink/paper combo and beautiful 
artifact free
> >> gloss finish.  I'm still considering my options for installing 
glop in
> >> the 4000 that will also enable me to print both B&W and color, 
but
> >> these prints are so good I'm leaning towards dumping matte paper
> >> printing completely and just using glop in the matte black slot 
for
> >> overcoating prints.  The matte prints on cotton rag with dmax 
levels 
> >> in
> >> the 1.7 range just look dull and pathetically weak next to these 
new 
> >> RC
> >> prints.
> >>