Digital BW, The Print

> ... this running in an R220 as more or less a testbed and mentioned 
>the ability to have matte and photo black capabilities.  
> Does this apply to the R220 (or just to large format priinters as
> you originally mentioned)? 

The 220 can go either way.  The curves are simpler with PK, but I hope the
basic Eboni-glossy curve shape I've made will hold for a number of papers.
As such, it should be possible to make simple modifications in the basic
curve, and then use Create ICC to linearize the system.

 
> Will this inkset become an obtainable product at some point? 

MIS appears interested.  I want to be sure the inkset also works on the K2
printers before the formula is finalized.  Hopefully that will be only a
week away.

> Sounds like this
> would allow more fine-tuning for particular papers.

Yes, as long as carbon is as warm as you want to go.  The really good news
here is that prints being too green or too magenta will be able to be taken
care of with a simple move of the blue curve.  With monotone or the older
variable tone printers we had to simply compromise, with some papers being a
bit too green and others being a bit too magenta.

> ... Do you think the stability of these inks is
> comparable to straight B&Ws?

Yes, it's basically the same as UT7 (without the sepia -- which was weaker).
All the inks are predominantly carbon, and only the MIS Cyan and R800 Blue
are used.  They are both excellent color pigments.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com