Digital BW, The Print

"steveabrink" <steveabrink@...> wrote:
>
> > It also has the ABW option, and with QTR one can cut 
> > the color down quite a bit.

> Paul,
> Do you have any numbers or info for the differnce in color ink used 
> for ABW vs. QTR.  I use both ...

I don't have any way to quantify how much more color ABW uses over QTR, 
but a quick look at a scan of an "neutral" ABW test print scan on page 
1 of http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/R1800-Lightfastness.pdf indicates 
that Epson uses yellow as well as the cyan and magenta.  This high 
gamut yellow warms up the print significantly, and this additional 
warmth over the naturally somewhat warm carbon requires that much more 
C & M to cool it down.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com