Digital BW, The Print

> 
> > From: Johnny Eades
> >
> > I notice the inks (UT-FSN) are available for the Epson 2000P printer.

I found it to be a particularly good matte paper printer.  I also print
glossy with the FSN+ inkset I have in my 7500.

I have a Readme file with my ealier Epson driver approach at
http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/2000P-FS-Readme.htm .  Photoshop curves are at
http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/2000P-FS-curves.htm .

So, you'll have some alternative workflows, one of which is done and has
curves.



Also, I suspect the new R200 EZ inks would be the best and easiest solution
for old hextone printers, for both an Epson driver approach and a QTR or
other, more automated approach.  

The Epson driver by itself or with, at most, simple grayscale curves is a
nice option to have.  

The R200 EZ hextone inks are essentially the UT2 - UT7 densities and carbon
inks, with a new FSN mix.  It includes the 7500 FSN+ new middle neutral
gray.  The target of the EZ inksets it not just the R200.  The whole base is
hopefully covered reasonably well -- for both the Epson driver and other
approaches.


> > I assume that QTR will let me create curves and ICC files for this
> > printer like I do my Epson 1280S printer. I do see QTR profiles for
> > that printer though. 


I hope the QTR guys see the breadth of the base that a simple ICC and/or
curves + linearization set might be able to reach.  I think as we move
forward, the old base will benefit from the economies of scale of being
closely related. 


I have put a new tutorial aimed at "EZ" manual linearization via PS curves
that can be loaded as transfer functions in the driver.  We need a
non-Photoshop, open solution that utilizes the Epson driver and offers both
manual, visual and instrument linearization.  



Paul D. DeRocco wrote, in part:
> 
> I played with it a little, using the last version of QTR, 
> on Premium Luster or Premium Semigloss. I found that I got the 
> best results skipping the black
> ink entirely, because both the Epson PK and the Eboni had a 
> slight gloss and tone differential compared to the gray inks. 

>I got pretty good results using
> just the three grays, getting a density of about 2.5 
> by dumping a lot of the dark gray ink on the paper. 
> I never finished my experiments, though, as
> other things came up, so I never perfected the curves. 
> At some point, when I try printing B&W again, I'll get the 
> new QTR and pick up where I left off.
> 

I limited the inks in my 7500 also to avoid flooding glossy papers.  

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com