Digital BW, The Print

Steve,

> As for dMax, patch A1 of the Gretag Macbeth Eye One TC9.18 target
> (R=G=B=0) measures L*=6 or a density of 2.18 for Ilford Smooth 
Pearl > paper.  This is with standard settings ie I have not figured 
out how > to increase the ink load etc yet.  

If it is like the 4000, playing with the ink density settings does 
not increase the ink load at either endpoint, but only between those 
points.  I did a series of tests with the 4000 driver to see if I 
could get a better Dmax, and found this to be the case.  My 
subsequent discussions with Epson confirmed this, so it appears the 
maximum inkloads are hard coded into the driver for a given paper/ink 
combination.  The color density adjustment bumps up the ink loading 
somewhere in the middle.

Personally, I wish Epson would add a slider inside the driver for 
expert users, allowing a +/- 20% control for total ink loading.  This 
would really help when building custom profiles.

Lou