Digital BW, The Print

I’m not so sure.  If the paper white does not show through, the density will
be darker, and the linearization will shift it back open.  If the scheme
allows smaller dots with more uniform distribution, there could be something
there, but just firing more black nozzles does not seem like a direct way to
that goal.  It’s interesting, so please keep us posted.

I posted a question in the QTR forum asking when we might see the additional
and updated dither algorithms of gimp-print 5.0 show up in QTR.  How they
might show improvement with QTR is unclear to me, all the release notes on
them refer to color channel operations.

Best regards,
John Moody

-----Original Message-----
From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Steven
Karafyllakis
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 9:02 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Dedicated BO or 2K printer was (Attn: Clayton or
interested BO printers)

Hi Eric;

This will work, I don't see why it shouldn't but with all those
channels firing you'd likely lose one of the defining
characteristics of BO- namely the mid-tone & highlight luminosity
that results from allowing some paper white to show through the
dots.

One interesting thing about QTR is that the 'calibration' mode
target allows you to see which channels are banding, and which are
smooth. I would suggest that as a starting point, you could put your
Eboni and LK in the two smoothest channels, and put diltuted warm
and cool toners in 2 or three of the others. I suppose you could put
a PK in one channel also, and have glossy printing available as
well. In other words, something similar to Paul's inksets, but BO or
2K, and run with QTR on your choice of channels.

If you set up your curves on one of the glossy paper settings, you
will have 'photo RPM' available (that;s the 5770 dither) which
produces very fine, smooth BO and even smoother 2K, assuming no
dither banding





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