Digital BW, The Print

Steve,

I gave up on the firmware hack idea and converted the 4000 to piezo  
inks (dual k7 and carbon sepia) for B&W matte printing using QTR.   
The 2400 does all of my color and B&W RC work with the MIS k4 inks  
and I'm really pleased with the semimatte prints.

Carl

On Dec 12, 2005, at 10:35 PM, Steven Karafyllakis wrote:

> Why bother with a firmware hack that might destroy your printer?
> I've got MIS K3 inks in my R1800, run by QTR. I'm getting good
> results, though this POS printer microbands enough to be almost
> useless. But a 4000 is a different story, it should do much better.
> In fact Carl, I'm a bit surprised you haven't done it yet, you seem
> to have run just about every other ink scheme anyone's ever come up
> with, and quite succesfully. Are we getting a bit burned out with
> endless experimenting? I know I am. Makes me really appreciate
> Paul's ongoing efforts all these years.
>
> Steve KLarafyllakis
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "steveabrink"
> <steveabrink@y...> wrote:
>>
>> Carl,
>> If you ever do,let me know!  I'll bet theres quite a few 4000
> owners
>> that would buy your firmware, and would need new profiles due to
> the
>> head differences...
>> Any s/w guys up to the challenge?
>> SteveB
>>
>>
>>
>> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Carl
> Schofield
>> <scho@m...> wrote:
>>>
>>> Ironic.  For awhile I pondered how to hack the firmware in my
> 4000
>> so
>>> I could use the k3 inks and install the kkk in one of the K
>>> positions.  IP does the opposite and hacks a 4800 into a 4000 so
>> they
>>> can use two Ks.
>>>
>>> Carl
>>>
>>> On Dec 12, 2005, at 9:34 PM, john dean wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is anyone using the Phatte Black workflow with Image Print? It
>> seems
>>>> to be sacrificing the great thing about K3 which is the light
>> light
>>>> black, but I just don't know. It could be useful.
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>
>>