Digital BW, The Print

CDTobie@... wrote:
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>I've just tested PrintFIX PRO 2.0 for profiling the MIS UT7 ...

>First, amazingly, it actually works. 
...

But poorly, it sounds like.

What UT7 and UT2 get one over UT-3D is sepia.  Sepia ink, however, has
significant amounts of yellow in it.  And this ink will be in all the images
with PFP, increasing metamerism and fading.  So, if the poorer image is not
enough to discourage this, there are also other negative factors.

Those who like sepia ought to see what pure carbon looks like on Crane
Silver Rag.  In my not very scientific survey, the CSR carbon was selected
over the sepia ink print.  Add to that preference the huge longevity
advantage of the pure carbon image, and, frankly, I just totally lost
interest in the old sepia ink.  It's just not up to the longevity standards
I think we need.  This is not to say I'm ignoring the warm end of the scale,
but I think we can do better than the old sepia formula.

If you want to use PFP, I'd strongly recommend an inkset that is more
appropriate for that workflow, and, with a bit of luck, there should be more
of them in the near future.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com