Digital BW, The Print

Steve,

> >  a dedicated B&W inkset must "do it all" (within 
> > reason) without changing inks -- matte, glossy, neutral, and warm.
> > 
> 
> A bit more difficult to do with only 6 channels, yes?

Offsetting that is a 1.5 pl drop and a printer that can print 
smoothly (no microbanding) with only one jet.  In some respects this 
1400 blows away the old 1800

Currently my "UT14a" has Eboni, Pk, Pkn, Lk, Lkn, and glop in it.  
This prints with a rather straight curve with no adjustments and 
Color Controls set at gamma 1.8.

With NCA set, the 2 PKs hit about 2.15 on Kirkland glossy. The low 
ink limits even with NCA require 2 PKs for the Epson driver (not so 
QTR).

I'm probably going to omit sepia, leaving that as a option some could 
put into the Y position.  I think really good glossy, using Glop, may 
be more important to most people given the baryta coatings, etc. that 
are coming out.

By the way, the Epson 1400 driver appears to include a color 
management engine of sorts.  ICCs can be inserted in the driver, 
including QTR's RGB ICCs -- though I have not got them working right 
yet.  If we can find the right settings or whatever to get QTR's ICCs 
to work with the driver, it opens these B&W workflows to non-Adobe 
applications.  (Nice -- also nice that Epson seems to listen.)

> Speaking of which, have you heard anything 
> about the new R1900 orange? 

I assume it's a new pigment and MIS will have a clone as needed.

Paul   
www.PaulRoark.com