Digital BW, The Print

Ink Configuration certainly works, because I use it sometimes to increase ink 
density for digital negatives on Pictorico OHP film.   I have measured the 
increase in density and it is quite a bit if you take it from neutral "0" to 
"+50", (say from Log 2.5 to Log 4.0 UV transmission density) though on current 
Pictorico OHP film, after about +15 you start to get puddling with the R2400.

I am wondering if some other setting you are using is negating the Ink 
Configuration setting.   I haven't tried it, but could it be that the special B&W 
printing feature negates this, since you have some other similar controls in the 
B&W setup?

Best Wishes,
Mark Nelson
Precision Digital Negatives--The Book
PDNPrint Forum at Yahoo Groups
www.MarkINelsonPhoto.com


In a message dated 5/25/06 2:59:55 PM, tktincnm@... writes:


> Hi All:
> 
> I have run across a perplexing problem while printing B&W with my
> Epson R2400 printer.  I am using Clayton Jones' recommended settings
> (Paper Type : Velvet FIne Art; Quality:Best Photo; Print Option :
> High Speed; COlor Management: Advanced B&W; Ink Config: -5% Color
> Density; TOne: Light; Printer Profile: No Color Management; Image
> Profile: Dot Gain 20%; 16 bit Greyscale; 720 dpi; Print COlor:
> Neutral).  I ran a test print of a 21 step steptablet and wanted to
> further reduce the ink loading.  I reduced the Ink Configuration to -
> 10% from -5 % and there was no observed change in ink density on a
> testprint.  I then tried -15%, - 25%, and all the way down to - 50%
> on the color density slider with the same results - no observable
> reduction in ink density!  Minus 50&% is all the lower the slider
> goes.
> 
> I contacted Epson tech support and their reply was "The effect is
> very slight and can be hard to see.  Try adjusting it down even
> further, or adjust in PhotoShop to reduce the amount of
> saturation/black levels."  So much for tech support!
> 
> Has anyone out there ran into this problem - the non-working color
> density slider under Ink Configuration in the Epson printer driver 
> with Print with Preview out of PS CS2 using a R2400?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> TK Thompson
> 










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