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> Robert Morrison wrote:
>>
>> Gen4 and Gen5 blacks both have 25% dye in them and thus fade much more
>> quickly than the all pigment Ultrachrome and Ultraquad black inks. You get
>> an additional black bump with the Gen4...but it fades away to a density less
>> than blacks like the high pigment load Museum Black, Ultrachrome Matte Black
>> or Ultraquad Eboni Black.
>>
>> Robert
>>
>> On 4/22/03 9:46 AM, "Charles Bandes" <byronbulb@...> wrote:
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>>> So I'm curious -
>>>
>>> I keep hearing about people using the Mediastreet Gen4 black with their VM
>>> inks in
>>> order to get a higher dmax and richer blacks.
>>>
>>> I also keep hearing about how the ultratones require a photo black for
>>> glossy
>>> and a
>>> matte black for matte paper. And so I wonder, why not use the MediaStreet
>>> Gen5
>>> black for both? Would it work?
>>>
>>> Is this a stupid suggestion? If so, why? I get pretty good _color_ prints
>>> using that
>>> black ink on both matte and glossy papers...
>>>
>>>
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