Digital BW, The Print

Using QTR is only one of the possible workflows using an R220 with
UT-R2. Check out Paul's web site for a detailed description of all the
options available with your printer/ink combination:
http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/R220_R2_Readme.pdf


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "p3guru32371"
<coryjenkins@...> wrote:
>
> As i mentioned in a previous post, (Epson R220 compared to Epson 
> R260) i went ahead and picked up an R340, and got the R220 inks from 
> MIS (the UT-R2 to be specific).
> 
> Well, my printer, matte paper and MIS inkset arrived yesterday 
> evening and i plan to run my first set of tests tonight using CS2.  I 
> know that a generous Paul Roark has made several free .icc profiles 
> for use within Photoshop for the inkset and paper i purchased.  i 
> plan to start there.
> 
> I have also read up a bit on Quad Tone Rip, in the user guide written 
> by Tom Moore, and know that i would need to calibrate, and then 
> linearize before i make any meaningful prints.  
> 
> eventually though i will want to move up to a different paper, that 
> likely will not have a free profile built.  So, instead of going 
> through the time, ink and paper to calibrate and linearize myself in 
> QTR, I would be more than happy to pay the going rate $25-50 for a 
> custom built .icc profile.  However, the people i have emailed that 
> do custom profiles only do them for color inksets and targets.
> 
> So my question (finally) is this...Does anyone on this board know of 
> someone who makes b+w .icc profiles.  Or for that matter, does anyone 
> on this board want to make a few bucks and do a couple for me when i 
> make a decision on the papers i would like to use?
> 
> Thanks in advance for any info.  After i make a few prints and get 
> through initial learning curve i will post my opinions on how it all 
> worked out on this thread.
> 
> As a point of reference, this is the equipment and workflow that i 
> use.
> Lenses:  Autofocus, Prime
> Capture: 11.1mp DSLR Raw files
> Adobe Camera RAW: 16bit, 300dpi, PSD files
> 
> Photoshop: Crop, Straighten, Levels, Channel-Monochrome Convert to 
> b+w, Curves, Any other creative effects i may want to make, Highpass 
> Sharpen, Image-Size-Resample if required for output size.
> 
> Thanks again.
> Cory
>