Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Walker Blackwell 
<lists@w...> wrote:
> So here is my question/need. I have QTR up and running for UC 9600.  
> It's all great, but I'd like to run it with tri-tone.  I have access  
> to a 9500 for way cheap. I'm thinking of using the following inks:  
> Portfolio Black (piezotone), Light Black, Light Light Black, Lc, Lm, Y.
> 
> If this works it would free my current Quadtone 9600 up to run the  
> Piezotone K7 inks when they come out in that size.
> 
> Anyone have any suggestions for where to start on this project? Do we  
> even have QTR running on the 9500? Would it simply be a confluence of  
> the new setups for the 9800 with a driver for the 9500? I can do this  
> fine in StudioPrint, but StudioPrint fails to give a simple curve  
> mixer. I'd have to run it RGB and tone from Photoshop + spend another  
> sload for a profiler that can run custom Black generation curves. I  
> already have the basic profiler, but . . . .
> 
> All right, take care all, Walker Blackwell

The 9500 is a great old printer -- I have the smaller brother a 7500.
However it has huge drops of ink compared with the newer printers. So
I wouldn't run anything less than a real quad-tone -- you really do need
all those very light grays.  Likewise you can't use strong toner inks because
they'll show too.  If you mean ultrachrome for your lc, lm & y they are too
strong in color.   If you want to go with piezotone inks I'd go with one
full quad inkset and then have a partial second set (2 inks) where you can get
a mild tone variation.

I don't know if there's going to be any support for the 6 ink printers with
Cone's new inks, but I think the older printers (*000 and *500) would benefit 
much more with more grays than the newer printers (*600 and *800).

Roy