Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "joshhackney"
<joshhackney@g...> wrote:
>
> Tyler,
> 
> I'm considering Studio Print.  Question for you.  
> 
> My understanding is that SP is used for setting ink limits,
partitioning, and linearization, but 
> an icc profile is still needed for printing.  Is that true?

Since you mention using the K#s and a 7800 below, I'd say yes. You
will be working in CMYK mode. If you were using a monochrome inkset,
no, that data path is "two dimensional", just density.

>  If yes, do I need their colorGPS 
> profiling software too?

Well, you need some kind of profiler, if not that one. You'll need
custom CMYK profiles, and hopefully a good profiler that will allow
some K generation choices. With the K3s, you want to be able to build
in a very long K with maximum GCR for good B&W work and that ink set.

>  90% of my work is B&W so I am most curious about that, but what 
> about for color too.

You'll do great color with StudioPrint as well, you might want
slightly different K generation profiles for color, but would have to
test to see if that lightest K is visible in highlights.

>  I already have an i1.  I'm currently running K3.

The i1 will work with GPS and pretty much any other good CMYK
profiling app you can get.

> 
> I don't see on the Ergosoft website that version 12 is released yet,
but I heard that it is out.  I 
> assume that I'll need v12 in order to support the 7800. 

Yes, I'm told next week. I hope it's true.
One warning. With a setup like this your life will be consumed. With
all the settings to get right, iterative linearizations, and
profiling, then start over for the nest paper, you will become MIA.

But then the results can be worth it, most of the time...
...I hope...
It's a financial commitment as well.
Tyler