Digital BW, The Print

Paul,
Thanks for the quick reply. My questions to your response:

-²So, while it's slightly more work, I like replacing the yellow cart with
one
that has carbon in it. Carbon is, in effect, a low gamut yellow -- without
the problems of a color pigment. MIS carbon (LLK or the standard light
carbon I mentioned in a previous post) is ideal for this purpose -- and
cheap in bulk. (The MIS spongeless carts are excellent. Be sure to have the
correct chip on the cart. You can re-use Epson chips. Get a chip resetter
from MIS.)²

What if I want to maintain color functionality of the printer? Optimally, I
want to able to switch from color to B&W (frequently if necessary) and I
know too little about using third party inks and configuring hardware for
the conversion to actually feel confident to do it.

³Most on this forum prefer QTR for a rip. It and the ABW mode printing can
be compared by users. In either case, however, if it were me, I'd replace
the yellow with carbon. Printers are better when all the jets are being
used.²

I¹m not quite there yet on jargon...Are you saying replace the yellow with a
different yellow or another K?

Another newbie question: Best profiles‹from paper manufacturer,
self-produced from a spectrometer or mail order to an agency?


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