Digital BW, The Print

Pete,

The yellow position ink in the standard UT2 setup is sepia.  If it's not, it
makes me wonder what inkset they sent.  Are the bluish toners in the correct
spots?

You mentioned you used contrast +10.  You're not trying to use curves with
the driver Color Controls checked are you?  If you use a curve, the driver
color management must be set to No Color Adjustment.

Some printers are too far out on the ends of the bell curve to work well
with radical curves -- which are generic.  If this is the case, a monotone
inkset with the ICC approach might make more sense.  That way, as long as
you have at least flatbed scanner, you can make custom ICCs for your
specific setup.  The UT-FS or FSN inks have curves made for them, and either
the FS or R2 inksets would be able to print well with the ICC approach.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> bty10195285
> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 1:40 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: MIS UT2--MUSHY MIDTONES
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
> <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> >
> > Pete,
> >
> > > ... MIS UT2 in an Epson 890...All the midtones appear to be
> > > compressed into one shade of gray ...
> >
> >
> > Usually it's a settings problem.  Be sure there is no profile
> embedded in
> >
> > Paul
> > www.PaulRoark.com
> >
> Thanks for response Paul,I have checked the cartridge loading & it's
> O.K. although the purge test pattern looks nothing like yours.Density
> of pattern looks alright but the colours dont match yours.Your yellow
> position looks yellow,mine is grey.You mentioned checking that the
> image does not have an imbedded profile but your website says "Source
> Space- Document:Gray Gamma 2.2." The image must have some sort of
> profile even if it is untagged gray--I tried this & it didn't help.
>   I have just tried another variation-- +10 contrast,this has helped
> the overall appearance but there is still compression on the midtones.
>   Maybe I'm expecting too much from the pigment inks but their range
> does not seem to match the dye inks.Having invested in a printer &
> dedicated greyscale inks to escape the dreaded colour casts of the
> standard colour ink sets I'm beginning to wonder about the wisdom of
> my choice.I think the next step is to try to create a curve which
> seperates the midtones more, but I am treading in unknown territory
> here so it will be trial & error.
> Thanks again.Regards Pete.
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