Digital BW, The Print

The 1st gen ultrachrome inks suffer badly from bronzing and "gloss
differential" (B&W and colour).  Glop is short for gloss optimizer which
Epson uses on the R800/R1800 printers.  It is not needed with the 2nd gen K3
inks.


> From: Peter Johngren <pjohngren@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 14:24:57 -0700 (PDT)
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW]Epson & Hahnemuhle paper in Australia
> 
> Steve -
> 
> What is a "glop coating"?  I use Premium Luster with
> Ultra Chrome inks and they look terrific, and I don't
> coat the prints with anything.  I keep the whitest
> white below 255, like at 247, and the blacks above 6.
> 
> Peter