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One Beginners Experience Printing B&W with Various Methods

2005-08-14 by davedoughman

All prints made on Epson Enhansed Matte paper with matte black inks
using a Dry Creek custom color profile for the 2200

Program        Printer            Observations
QImage         2200               Very sharp, slight green tint
QImage         2400 B&W mode      Very sharp, very slight brown tint
QuadTone RIP   2200 warm/cool     Near black - not quite
QuadTone RIP   2400 (No curves)   Way way too dark
ImagePrint     2200               Best blacks

Best B&W prints to my beginners eye
QImage, Epson R2400, B&W printing mode - 2nd place
ImagePrint, Epson 2200 - 1st place

With good curves QTR and QImage should be able to chalange ImagePrint

Now if I could just figure out how to make those curves you guys are
talking about I could sell my 2200 and ImagePrint.

Has anyone developed curves for QTR or QImage for the R2400 for B&W
printing they would be willing to share? EEM, MOAB or Red River Papers?

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