2017-08-20 by paulmwhiting@...
PS: I was going to cross post this question over in the Epson Printers group but I m not sure that s allowed. Plus - don t most people frequent both posts?
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2017-08-20 by paulmwhiting@...
This problem started after I had just done a refill of all my carts... 100% Eboni in the K position and blue toner in the Y position. Sometimes I get a blue
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2017-08-15 by paulmwhiting@...
Bingo! Paul W.
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2017-08-15 by Paul Roark
I think I found the problem and fixed it. Paul www.PaulRoark.com On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 3:55 PM, paulmwhiting@yahoo.com [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint]
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2017-08-14 by paulmwhiting@...
Paul, I checked my Acrobat Reader and it looks to be the current version. Again, the links in the first pdf (the smaller one) are not clickable, but the links
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2017-08-14 by Paul Roark
There was a period in the last link link. Try http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Ink-Mixing-Generally.pdf . The last link was to
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2017-08-14 by paulmwhiting@...
Yes, that s the pdf whose links I m having trouble with. But the new version behaves the same way. Before you spend too much on this, let me try loading a
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2017-08-14 by Paul Roark
Is this PDF -- http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Ink%20Mixing%20Generally.pdf -- the one that is not working for you? I uploaded a second version of it that
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2017-08-14 by paulmwhiting@...
Hello Paul, I m having trouble getting the links in the first link to be clickable. The second pdf s links work fine. Would you please check the first pdf s
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2017-08-13 by Paul Roark
The 2000p is a fairly standard 6 ink printer, as I recall. As such, the 3880 formula, dropping the LK and LLK, of course, should work. A very normal dilution
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2017-08-13 by a_pettit_jr@...
Hello Paul, I am trying to remember what I did .. 15+ years ago. When I apply the MIS FS .acv profiles, I transform the BW into a KCMY color file .. It is
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2017-08-13 by a_pettit_jr@...
Hello Paul, Thank You for the link .. I reviewed many of your links, but none on the newer variable inksets thus, I did not find this. Regards, Alex
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2017-08-13 by Paul Roark
I d have the dark grays in M and C. With no Photoshop curves or separate rip (QTR), the Epson driver is going to start at the light end with Y, LM and LC. As
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2017-08-13 by Paul Roark
Hi Alex, I made the generic dilution base described at http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Ink%20Mixing%20Generally.pdf to be as compatible with lots of
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2017-08-13 by a_pettit_jr@...
I believe I was correct in reading an article on Paul Roark s website about using a quad set in the 2000P The replacement was K Black C DarkGrey M DarkGrey
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2017-08-13 by a_pettit_jr@...
Hello All, I want to try to get an old Epson 2000P back on line. I want to flush the heads before installing any new ink. I have extra empty carts and can use
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2017-08-11 by mccarvill@...
Congrats on the show, Paul! If I can make it down from Vancouver, I ll let you know. It would be great to see your canvases, especially since I m experimenting
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2017-08-11 by roark.paul@...
My latest exploration of substrates we B&W printers might use involves using carbon pigments on canvas. I will be displaying the results of this exploration
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2017-08-05 by jthacker@...
Vaughn Hutchins is selected as PhotoCentral’s first Artist in Residence! PhotoCentral has inaugurated an Artist in Residence Program. This endeavor will
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2017-07-13 by El Estudio
Hi, No problem at all. I do this constantly between Paul’s EB6 and Epson 9890 left-overs and all I do, as Paul mentions, is to clean them with base, the same
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2017-07-13 by homershannon@...
I always just switched the cartridges and let the printer run a normal head cleaning following the switch. If the nozzle check was good, I was ready to print.
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2017-07-12 by Paul Roark
I don t know, in which case I would flush. You can use the simplest generic base for that. Paul www.PaulRoark.com On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 10:52 AM,
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2017-07-12 by hazardsg@...
I want to switch to the MIS Dyebase inkset for some color work. Do I need to use a cleaning cartridge in between or can I just switch to the color cartridges?
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2017-07-10 by roark.paul@...
(Cross-posted on the QTR forum) Thanks to the efforts of Alain Oguse (oguse@alienor.fr), both my matte-only and glossy carbon variable tone inkset approaches
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2017-07-07 by Gary Brown
I downloaded a trial..............at first glance it looks very useful...........Gary www.garyallenbrownphoto.com From:
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2017-07-06 by Sam McCandless
On Jul 3, 2017, at 11:25 AM, goch@unb.ca [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] wrote: Do any of you use Franzis Project
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2017-07-06 by Sam McCandless
On Jul 3, 2017, at 11:25 AM, goch@unb.ca [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] wrote: Do any of you use Franzis Project
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2017-07-03 by Globe Trotteur
I tried it a while back but I like SEP better. It’s free and very powerful although it is not supported anymore, still work on my windows 10 PC. There is no
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2017-07-03 by goch@...
Do any of you use Franzis Project software s BLACK WHITE project #5 (or earlier)? http://www.projects-software.de/black-white
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2017-06-14 by Paul Roark
... Aardenburg Imaging tests of, for example, HPR with Epson K3 in ABW mode Warm shows at 90 Mlux-hrs a 50% midtone test patch Lab B fade going from 3.0
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2017-06-14 by rdeloe1@...
Jon, that s great advice. Thanks! I hadn t considered a 4900 because they seem to have a bad reputation for clogging. But your suggestion that they work better
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2017-06-14 by lgebhardt@...
I have not spent a ton of time using ABW. But I did make some curves for QTR that only use the K, LK and LLK inks. I did not really care for the color of them
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2017-06-14 by Mark Savoia
This is what I am using to get a pretty good black and white. Epson UC inks, P9000 printer Mark stillrivereditions.com
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2017-06-14 by goch@...
1) Has anyone worked out the zero point, if there is one, for colour tones with Epson ABW? That is, what advanced settings (if any) with ABW would achieve
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2017-06-14 by jon@...
re: But... the question I posed originally remains: what are people actually doing? What are some options for those of us who want to print 17 wide using a
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2017-06-14 by David Kachel
Yes, this is related to this thread, though loosely, so bear with me. While sitting at my desk waiting for Cableone╣s tenth outage in eleven days to be
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2017-06-13 by Brian Parkhurst
I ve an SC800 and am nearing the end of a second set of Epson inks. I ve just bought a set of Marrutt s refills. I m due to replace several inks as I print my
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2017-06-13 by Paul Roark
Sadly the US and particularly conservative administrations seldom enforce the laws against tying. The difference between the US and European Epson operations
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2017-06-13 by rdeloe1@...
Thanks for the ideas and suggestions folks. Paul, I hope that your legal perspective proves correct. I expect it would take a law suit, but waiting for that to
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2017-06-13 by David Kachel
I have confidence that the people who make the refillable cartridges and accessories will find a way around this. The Chinese are pretty clever at this sort of
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2017-06-13 by Keith Schreiber
Hi Rob, Regarding the 150C error, the Service Manual says: PG Phase Detection Error. The Platen Gap Home Position Sensor does not report to the Main Board.
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2017-06-13 by Paul Roark
... printer) to a second product (the inks). The interpretation and enforcement of these standards have varied over the years, but the laws are there, and
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2017-06-13 by Keith Schreiber
Rob, Sorry, I was responding to David. If I was you I d get a refurbished 3880, especially if you ll be running 3rd party inks. I have 2 3880s, one with Cone
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2017-06-13 by rdeloe1@...
I understand that Epson can do whatever it wants. If it wants to prevent people from using any ink but its inks, that s fine, and I ll vote with my wallet
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2017-06-13 by Dr. Elliot Puritz
I think Keith is entirely correct. Some dedicated Piezography users have already “mothballed” 3800 printers for use when their current 3800 printers are
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2017-06-12 by Jacques Caron
My two bits : 1- If you buy a product and put some other inks in it, its perfectly normal that the maker will not support the product. 2- If you put whatever
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2017-06-12 by Keith Schreiber
The inevitable is that every printer will fail someday. The case referred to is Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc. Here are a few links:
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2017-06-12 by Keith Schreiber
The inevitable is that every printer will fail someday. The case referred to is Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc. Here are a few links:
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2017-06-12 by David Kachel
I don’t know what’s inevitable, nor what court ruling to which you refer. If this is some sort of doomsday announcement, please provide a link. David
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2017-06-12 by Steven Blutter
I picked up a lightly used 3880 for the inevitable. and there was a court ruling FOR 3rd party ink suppliers We ll see. Also, be sure to clean & service your
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