Digital BW, The Print

Paul, have you been able to redirect the drain hose to the outside of the 1400 not to fill up the inside pads?
I did that with my 220 and it has worked like a charm for now 2 years.
Thanks.
PO
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: pr_roark 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 2:08 PM
  Subject: [Digital BW] Re: 1400


  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 



   

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