Digital BW, The Print

In a message dated 1/30/06 12:04:14 PM, sonrisenc@... writes:


> I have used Epson matte papers in my Desklet 3820, a CMYK printer,
> with very good results. I made several stunning prints a year ago
> that show no signs of fading. I just want to make prints larger than
> 8x10! I suppose I should be able to get similar results using the
> 9800 tri-color and pigment black ink carts.
> 

One of the things you need to be checking for, is not just that the prints 
don't fade, or shift/fade over time, but that they do not change color in 
unpleasant ways under differing light sources; dye inks are not immune to this, nor 
are art papers, and printing B&W with CMYK inks is bound to produce 
variability of this type. I have a CMYK print made with a recent dye ink set on Entrada 
art paper that is a pleasant, slightly tinted tone under a 5000k proofing 
light (most observers would just call it black and white) that turns a glaring 
rust tone under incandescent... enough so that I've avoiding making further B&W 
prints with that color inkset.

C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Business Unit
Datacolor Inc.
CDTobie@...
www.colorvision.com


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