Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:

>The hybrid that is used by Media Street, called its "Enhanced"
> black, is apparently coated carbon with dye added to the 
>solution. 

Just to be clear, MediaStreet sells two different blacks within 
their pigment line: the first is the one you mention, called 
Enhanced Black, which has some dye. The second they call 
Standard Black, which contains no dye. Obviously, the Enhanced 
black will be punchier. The tradeoff is that the Enchanced has 
shorter anticipated lifespan. Personally, I use the Standard, and 
while I'm not super-knocked-out by the black like I was with the 
dye black, I take comfort in believing that it's not going to fade in 
twenty or so years. It's just a personal choice I've made.

> In one post on the 9000 list someone seemed to say that the 
>Indelible inks
> are actually purchased from a company that sells to MIS.

I keep hearing about this mystery company; I think the name is 
Magrooder, or Magruder. I've heard all kinds of stories, like that 
they make the ink for EVERYBODY, and then each company 
(MIS, Indelible, etc) kinda monkeys with this "master ink" to give it 
their own flavor and individual traits. Again, all of this is rumor or 
hearsay, so take it with a grain of salt. But I've heard that name 
more than once. They're almost like the Great Oz by now; this 
mystery entity behind the Big Curtain.

-MarkTucker, http://marktucker.com