Digital BW, The Print

Thank you.  Very helpful.  Also, thanks for your work with the
inksets.  Sounds as if there are at least two or three viable options
with the R220.  After posting it occurred to me that I've tried EZW in
the Y position, and swapping EZW combinations into the various C and M
slots would be another way--I suppose the quickest and most
flexible--for tweaking the look a little more, which might be enough.

Will probably experiment with the UT2 and UT7 too, though.  Good
indoor activity for the wintertime.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
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> 
> 
> > ... but when using the EZ inks and Epson drivers, it
> > seems to me that the sliders have less effect with the R220 than they
> > do with the C86.
> 
> I think you're right.  The slider idea was originally used for the
1160 with
> the variable-tone inkset, and it worked reasonably well -- over a narrow
> range, of course.  With the hextone printers, however, the ramps
seem to get
> messed up much faster.  You'll notice for the 220 I really don't use
them at
> all with the R2 inkset.  (See
> http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/R220_R2_Readme.htm) 
> 
> 
> > 
> > Using the UT2 inks with the R220 sounds like a *very* attractive
> > setup,...
> 
> I now prefer the UT7 inks (lower gamut toners) and ink positions.  
> 
> > 
> > My question is, will using Epson driver and sliders with the R220
> > provide at least approximately the same amount of control over the
> > range of tones as that same approach provides with the 1280?
> 
> Perhaps.  It really depends on whether you use the sepia.  That is where
> part of the UT2 slider range comes from.  Since I no longer use the
sepia
> like that, the sliders with what I actually use don't give as much
range as
> the original UT2.
> 
> I used the sliders with an ICC for linearization with the R220 with
UT7 with
> a second LC in the Y position and was able to get a mild range
around the
> neutral point.
> 
> I also have ICCs that control the UT7 on the 220.  That's the
easiest and
> most flexible route so far.
> 
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>