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Quad tone MISS inks solarization appearance

Quad tone MISS inks solarization appearance

2002-09-19 by oceansoul7

I'm using the MISS quad tone set w/ an epson 1280 on epson archival 
matte, windows 98 and photoshop 7. I consistantly get prints that 
have a solarized effect (muddy highlights and midtones, lacking 
contrast), with the dark blacks printing dark purple/blue. I've tried 
printing files with known results on other systems w/ the same 
results. I wonder if I have an incorrect printer setting? Also, is 
image, mode, grayscale the correct grayscale conversion? Thanks, Craig

Re: Quad tone MISS inks solarization appearance

2002-09-20 by Jeff Randall

Craig:

Which MIS inkset are you using and what workflow?  

If you are using the VM or Sepia hextone inkset, then Paul Roark's 
workflows are the ones to use.  If you are using FS or FS-N hextone 
inkset you *must* use the Epson version of these inksets (FS-E) that 
have Pc and Pm inks that are diluted.  The regular FS and FS-N 
hextone inksets are for the Piezo system and the inks in the Pc and 
Pm positions have the same densities as the C and M inks, 
respectively.  Use the Woolf workflow for these Epson hextone inksets.

Jeff Randall

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "oceansoul7" 
<oceansoul7@h...> wrote:
> I'm using the MISS quad tone set w/ an epson 1280 on epson archival 
> matte, windows 98 and photoshop 7. I consistantly get prints that 
> have a solarized effect (muddy highlights and midtones, lacking 
> contrast), with the dark blacks printing dark purple/blue. I've 
tried 
> printing files with known results on other systems w/ the same 
> results. I wonder if I have an incorrect printer setting? Also, is 
> image, mode, grayscale the correct grayscale conversion? Thanks, 
Craig

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