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Re: Printing B&W from a Pixma iP4200.

2005-11-29 by scott_now_coming

If you're using Photoshop, try using between +2 and +5 green.

That seems to take care of any magenta cast I need to deal with.


Scott

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, German Bejarano 
<gbejarano@m...> wrote:
>
> Hi All, this is my first post, I have bought a printer Canon Pixma 
iP4200, and I have a problem; when I tried to print in B&W I get a 
slightly magenta copy from it, I have read if I add a little of green 
to the picture it will compensate the magenta tone and I'll get a 
real B&W.
> I'm not sure about that and I didn't try it yet.
> What I would like to know is if some of you already have had the 
same problem and how you solved it.
> Additionally, if somebody can tell me how much is the green % that 
I should add to the picture; if that's the problem.
> 
> Thank you very much.
> 
> Sincerely,
>

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