Digital BW, The Print

It's definitely easy to get confused reading this list.  On the other hand,
note how many people have a cheap C86 with the EZ MIS inks and get great B&W
prints with no instruments, no color management, no rip, and not much money
spent.  

I recommend people get on the learning curve cheaply and easily.  Once one
starts actually printing, the issues here will have more context and make
more sense.  Although I have 5 printers within sight in my office, including
2 large formats and a 2400, the C86 with MIS EZ-N ink is the printer that is
used the most.  99% of people cannot tell the difference between a C86 print
and one made on the most expensive system.  There is no inkjet system that
can make a more archival print than the C86.  

See http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/C86-EZ-UT-Readme.htm for more information
on the C86, and http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/index.htm for an index of the
other printer setups I've used recently.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 


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> Subject: [Digital BW] Search for the Holy Grail - The Perfect B&W Print -
> Can It Be Made on a Computer
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> I've been monitoring this group thinking some day I'd like to make
> great B&W prints on my Epson 2200 or 2400 using WindowsXP with or
> without QuadTone RIP or other software. But the more I read the more
> confusing it seems. Can anyone summerize the advantages/disadvantage
> of any or each of the major systems to print great B&W to include
> ImagePrint?
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> I'm a hobbist and don't have the instruments to read/create accurate
> profiles.
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