Digital BW, The Print

This may have to do with overloading ink. Note the ink load
adjustments...they're tempting and useful but easy to abuse :-)

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "mamerjoe"
<mamer2005@...> wrote:
>
> Tim,
> 
> Oddly enough, I just noticed the same thing last night printing with 
> QTR on the Epson 4000. The QTR images smudge and leave black ink on 
> my hands but using the Epson software all is fine (except for the bad 
> color cast.) I'm using the Ultrachrom inks and Epson Premium Luster 
> paper.
> 
> No idea whats causing it but it has put an end to my b&w image sales 
> until I can resolve it. Have you talked to the software author yet?
> 
> Joe
> www.joemamer.com
> 
> 
> > It's a pretty new printer. Probably less than 40 - 50 prints run
> > through it. Why would the ink not dry or permanently ahere to the
> > paper? That's what I can't figure out. Even just now...days later.. 
> I
> > ran my finger across the print and the gloss area came off like 
> dust.
> > The matte area turned my thumb black with ink. It's as though I
> > printed on the wrong side of the paper but I didn't. That was the 
> QTR
> > print.
> > 
> > A second print using just the printer software rendered a less
> > attractive print than the QTR version but the ink is dry. There is a
> > fair amount of bronzing on this BW print though as well as a bit of
> > metamerism (assuming I'm spelling that correctly).
> > 
> > Is this a QTR issue? Has anyone else had this problem with ink not
> > drying or adhering?
> > 
> > tim
> >
>