Digital BW, The Print

The bottom line is none means none - seriously you are not meant to use
"none".  You are meant to use one or a blend of two - none is there to
simply fill the gap ie a second curve is redundant if using 100-0 mix (or
0-100).  You would have to ask Roy what happens when you tell it not to use
a curve.  BUT this is not the intended use of the product.


> From: Diane Fields <picnic@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 08:13:33 -0500
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Inks used for QTR
> 
> 
> Thanks Carolyn.  That confirms, more or less, what I thought--that there must
> be a very large amount of the black and grey UC inks used in QTR since I knew
> they were 'warm' (having tried the BO method several years ago).  I've found a
> nice blend that comes up to a fairly neutral print on the EEM, but may have to
> adjust as EEM is usually only my 'test' paper.  I generally print on Velvet
> and HPR and I haven't tried those papers yet since I've just been demoing QTR.
> I'll print on Velvet today to confirm my thoughts on QTR (which is excellent
> and I'm ready to send Roy my Paypal share *smile*).
> 
> What has been harder for me to get my head around (altho' I know it
> 'intellectually') is that when I print from a color managed PS environment, my
> print matches my calibrated monitor (but, unfortunately, with metamerism)---
> but when printing with QTR and using gray-lab, gray-matte, my 'NONE' is a warm
> toned print.  Now I do understand that QTR uses primarily MK and LB  (warm
> toned) and am saving blends for each of my papers since I also understand the
> tone of the paper influences the print (and am also glad to have confirmed
> that the cooler profiles bring the color inks into play).  I guess I just
> wanted to be sure I understood what 'none' meant.
> 
> Diane
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