So I've loaded up the PK into the C86 and am printing on the Kirkland paper (bought from MIS, so I don't know what "version" of the paper this is). Ilford Smooth Pearl is in the bullpen. Question first. I like a "warmish" tone on my matte prints. For matte, I use MK, EZN cyan, and EZW majenta and yellow. Just switching to PK, the glossy prints look more warm/brown than my matte prints. After drying and spraying with PrintShield, the blacks firm up a bit, but still a little too warm for my tastes. Other than this, the prints look really fantastic. Any suggestions on a EZW/EZN set to match to "somewhat warmish" prints I get on matte paper (EEM for the sake of argument)? Now a comment. I've been experimenting with QTR and the UC inks in my new 2200. All matte papers: EEM, lately some early experiments with Kayenta and Premier Premium (much whiter papers than EEM and the resulting print generally much "grainier" looking in the highlights than EEM). I know there are alot of options to explore, but *so far*, the little C86 and EZ inks setup just kicks the crap out of anything I've managed to produce with QTR + the UC inks. Pauls straightforward documentation on suggested driver settings for different papers are clear, easy to follow and generally work pretty darn well right out of the box. I've paid up recently on QTR (a heavy burden lifted from my shoulders), and I'm going to keep trying. Although I'm curious to what lengths I'll have to go to get good results. Will I have to learn to create my own profiles? Will I have to switch to an MIS inkset and abandon the color print capabilities with the UC inks? Dunno. I can say that a (1) central online library of profiles for common ink sets + paper combos and (2) some guidance on the various sliders in QTRGui (ink limit, etc.) might well go a long way to making for a better QTR "out of the box experience." In the meantime, many thanks and kudos to Paul for his wonderful, EZ and inexpensive C86 based setup. Scott
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C86 Glossy Printing - Question and a Comment on QTR
2005-07-11 by Scott McLoughlin
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