Digital BW, The Print

Hi Clayton

The script Carl is refering to is a small program named "QTR-
Create-ICC" not the grey-readme.rtf file. On the Mac you should find 
it in the EyeOne folder. You probably know this already but to use 
the script do the following:

1)Print the step-51-random.tiff using 'same as source' as print
space.

2)Measure with EyeOne and save file as a text file.

3)Drag the saved text file onto the QTR-Create-ICC script.

Voila it will create a grey icc profile, same name as the saved text 
file. In PS it will have QTR appended to it. Then use this instead 
of 'same as source' as printer space.

I'm using Ilford pearl and gloss at the moment and the profile makes
a noticable difference. At the next ink replacement comming up soon I 
will try the mK cart and see what this baby does on matte papers.

Keep us posted with your experiences with this new printer, its 
always interesting.

Peter.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones" 
<cj@c...> wrote:
> Carl,
> 
> >I've found that a custom gray icc profile, used  as the print 
space  
> >when using 3p papers with the Epson 2400 in ABW mode, 
significantly  
> >improves linearity and smoothness.  This is particularly true for  
> >matte papers.  I use the QTR-Create-ICC script that Roy provides 
in  
> >the QTR 2.3 download package to make the gray icc print profiles.
> 
> Thanks for the tip.  I downloaded & installed 2.3.  By "script" do 
you
> mean the gray-readme.rtf file in the \icc folder, or do you mean a
> script as in instructions for creating a custom profile?  The rtf 
file
> talks about using the canned profiles when printing with QTR, not
> custom ones with Epson/ABW, so I'm not sure if this is what you
> meant...can you clarify this?  Thanks.
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm