Paul,
I combined the three curves in a Zip file and posted it in a new folder:
Files > Ink Sets > MIS > MIS Ultra Tone Inks
in the Files section of the group's homepage.
Thanks for your on-going efforts!
Martin Wesley
http://www.borderless-photos.de/guests.html
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Roark" <paul.roark@...>
To: "DigitalB&WPrint" <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 2:53 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] New 1160 Variable-tone, cross-platform Ultra Tone
curves
> I have made some new curves for the 1160 to control the MIS Ultra Tone B&W
> inkset. They are at my "version 1" (good enough for me and for now)
point.
>
> The new curves are the "UT11-N1" (neutral, similar to a "selenium" tone),
> "UT11-WN" (0.03 units warm, similar to PiezoTone WN & FS), and UT11-W1
(0.10
> units warm, about twice as warm as the old vm inkset or the original MIS
> quads). Perhaps this forum and MIS will post them. Or, you can contact
me.
>
> The curves are much smoother than the old vm curves. I have been told
some
> don't even see the dots even with a loupe. (I reserve judgment until I
can
> get my flatbed scanner working again to made accurate measurements of the
> smoothness.)
>
> These curves might work with the old MIS VM inkset also. I have not tried
> it. (Why not upgrade?)
>
> The UT11 curves are cross-platform, running on PC and Mac.
>
> They were designed on Epson Enhanced Matte (EEM, aka EAM), but look good
on
> PhotoRag and probably others.
>
> (Note that I use EEM routinely for drafts, sample prints, display prints
> that are not going to be sold as archival, and many other purposes. I
think
> it is an excellent value and paper for up to 30 year life-expectancy work.
> I use cotton-based paper for limited-edition, numbered, signed prints or
> wherever print life of more than 30 years is wanted. I think the cotton
> paper with carbon pigments (no dyes) is archival; I do not consider EEM
> (EAM) to be archival.)
>
> I have not tested any RC papers with these curves, but with the correct
> black, I'd guess the output on many will be fine.
>
> For the UT curves, I use "No Color Adjustment" (in the driver color
> management box) and Adobe RGB (1998) (Edit, Color Settings).
>
> I hope these prove useful.
>
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com
>
>
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