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3MK vs. EB6-YK profiles question (for Paul?)

2009-01-06 by kwalsh74

Wow, pretty amazing group here, have been lurking the archives for a
few days waiting for my ink and carts to show up for an R280 that I'll
be setting up for B&W printing only.  This is an wonderful resource!

I have a question about ink curves in profiles for doing Paul's new
EB6-YK approach.  Specifically, Paul mentions he likes to use 3K's and
3Y's in this mode and I was planning on doing the same on my R280.  

What I wonder about is the ink curves for the 3K's and 3Y's.  I notice
in the 3MK profiles that there are separate custom ink curves for each
of the MKs that appear to stagger when the various inks start firing -
I presume to get the smoothest BO approach.  Should the same thing be
done in a EB6-YK approach?  Or does the inclusion of the Y ink make
this not necessary and instead should I just divide the ink limits by
3 and use the "standard" K and Y curves created from a "standard"
calibration session with QTR?  

Anyone have a EB6-YK profile they are using I could see for reference?

Also, Paul mentioned he was 50/50 mixing a 3MK and YK profile as his
preferred QTR output.  Paul - what do you like about this over a 100%
YK approach?

Thanks in advance for any help, and as soon as I get my supplies and
an acceptable print out I'll post whatever worked out (hopefully) for
my setup.

Ken

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