Digital BW, The Print

In a message dated 11-02-05 00:16  ellery@... wrote:

> Toti 
> The HP's have a good rep for printing in black and white. Perhaps a call to HP
> to check with them on this. Are you printing with all color inks or black ink
> only ? 
> QTR is a 3rd party rip that seems to be getting many good words from users. I
> do not know if it supports you HP printer.
> ciao.

Hi Ellery,
thanks for the hint; I'll take a look to QTR's web site soon, to learn more
about printers compatibility.
At first I tried the black ink only option, but the range was so tight that
I gave up after few attempts (consider I'm using pigmented inks); the CMYK
option takes the biscuit with regard to dynamic range, of course, but
results in a strong magenta cast: working with the curves could *sometimes*
produce nice results, but it requires LOTS of attempts (read waste of money
and time, you know), and anyway when an (almost) neutral range is achieved,
it works with THAT picture, and the same settings won't produce good results
with another, making life a more complex thing than it already is, ah!
I'll look forward for more hints from this experienced bunch of experts, as
regards the chance to set up a profile giving repeatable results.
Thanks again.

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