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Re: 4800 v. UT7 1600 dpi scans

2005-06-27 by bjornaagedk

So how do a B&W print look - from 4800 v. Epson inks in B&W mode vs. from Epson 2100 
with UT7 ?? Are the yellow dots visible from normal viewing distance?
What about longevity?

Bjorn

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones" <cj@c...> wrote:
> Hello dfaprinting,
> 
> >Very interesting. Wonder why, and how much color is really there. 
> 
> The 3 shades of black allow a much finer gradation of tones, but being
> all carbon, by themselves they will be warm and need to be toned to be
> cooler (or any other setting).  So, like the other RIPs, the colors
> are added in in small amounts.  The yellow is surprising because in
> the past Y was the least fade resistant and caused metamerism, and the
> other RIPS avoided using it.
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm

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