Digital BW, The Print

Brian, you must have read that about QTR, where it is indeed the case.
But any setting in ABW uses a fair amount of color ink.
Tyler

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Brian Corll"
<briancorll@...> wrote:
>
> Clayton,
> 
> As I understand it from something I read somewhere (can never keep
track of
> these things) when you select "warm" as your tone in ABW you are really
> using the three blacks which are carbon-based, ergo the warm tone,
which is
> not sepia, and thus does not require the other colors required to make
> sepia.
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------
> 
> Brian Corll
> 
>  
> 
> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Clayton
> Jones
> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 7:08 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Epson ABW
> 
>  
> 
> Hello Brian,
> 
> >I have been experimenting with different B&W tones using the ABW 
> >driver. When I set the tone to Warm and Light, I have noticed that 
> >no yellow seems to be used, at least, after many prints my yellow 
> >cartridge is still showing full. When I set the tone to Neutral and 
> >then adjust Horizontal and Vertical each to -15, I see yellow being 
> >used. What's up here? Has anyone else noticed the same phenomenon ?
> 
> I'm not sure about the yellow, but I think that when you select one of
> the preset tones, such as Warm, that all it's doing is moving the tone
> controls to preset values. Try selecting each tone from the list, and
> after each one see what the values are.
> 
> One experiment that would be quick and easy is print a step wedge
> using "Warm", then print another by manually setting the controls to
> the same values. If a different set of inks is used they should be
> different.
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
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