Hello Alan,
It's me again. There is a good site to go to for any information on
black only printing. http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
This really makes it simple to get a good idea of what an image
looks like before using up the expensive hextone inks. I followed
the information on the website and printed it out for later
reference. This was during the time I used a Canon S750 printer for
printing my images. It was not a good printer for doing that.
Quick outline of black only printing.
1. Edit>Color settings>check Advanced mode.
2. Gray>Gray Gamma 2.2
3. RGB>Preserve Embedded Profiles CMYK>Preserve embedded Profiles
Gray>Preserve Embedded Profiles
4. Profile Mismatches Check all these
5. Conversion Options Engine>Adobe(ACE) Intent>Perceptual check Use
black Point Compensation and Use Dither (8-bit/channel images)
6. Save this as your default workspace under Adobe Photoshop.
7. After working up your image in RGB assign it the profile of
grayscale and make it a 16 bit image only for printing Black Only.
8. Control-P to bring up print menu. Indicate Black ink only to be
used and not color mode. Use 1440 DPI setting and High Speed. I know
others say do not use High Speed, but I have found that if I don't
use it, I get microbanding in the lighter portions of the image.
True, it may create more foam in the cartridge, but I can suck that
and the ink out and refill will less stress than seeing an image go
down the tubes because of the banding issue.
This is a condensed method of doing it, the detailed version is on
Clayton Jones' Black Only Printing website.
The only reason I use hextone inks is the neutral color to the image
rather than the slightly brown natural carbon pigment color.
Hope this gets you started out OK.
Your friend in Photography
Johnny Eades
--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Alan
Zimmerman" <azimmerman1@c...> wrote:
> Johnny, thanks again, The math favoring self filling is convincing
to say the least.
> Since the last emails I have finally gotten a clean nozzle check
but still a visible banding on MIS Black only cart. Is there a
workflow for Black only, I seem to have seen a proponent of that on
line, but can't locate again.
> When my quattones arrive, I plan to switch, knowing the quads are
superior in smooth tonality. However, in the meantime, I have a
print deadline within two days so I will have to find a black only
cart workflow. Any suggestions or links would be most appreciated.
> Alan Zimmerman
> azimmerma1@c...
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Johnny Eades
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 11:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW]Epson cartridge MIS black clog won't go
away on epson 1280
>
>
> Hello alan,
>
> I bought two virgin cartridges that had never had ink inside and
> filled them myself with the syringe and bottles of ink for the
> proper chamber. The price comparison is unbelievable. A
cartridge
> for hextone inksets runs about $30.00 and an 8 ounce bottle of
ink
> runs $16.00. If each chamber of the six chambers is filled with
7CC
> of ink, then an 8 ounce bottle will fill each chamber about 16
> times. If you had to purchase a new cartridge when one chamber
was
> empty then 16 X $30 is $480 and the price for 6 bottles of ink
at
> $16 is $96 dollars. Which seems reasonable to you and me???
>
> Your friend in Photography
>
> Johnny Eades
> jeades1@s...
>
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Alan
> Zimmerman" <azimmerman1@c...> wrote:
> > Johnny, thanks for the response, Since I don't refill my own
> cartridges, guess I'll need to get a syringe then a small bottle
to
> temporarily store.Are you using the inidvidual cart. or the
refill
> system. My cart. came direct from MIS already filled. I'm
surprised
> they would have air build up but I'm willing to try anything.
> > thanks,
> > Alan Zimmerman
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Johnny Eades
> > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 3:41 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Digital BW]Epson cartridge MIS black clog
won't go
> away on epson 1280
> >
> >
> > Hello Alan,
> >
> > I use an epson 1280 also, and when I get any banding; it
appears
> to
> > be air bubbles insted of a clogged nozzle. What I do to
solve
> the
> > problem is to tape over all the vent holes on the top of the
> > cartridge and use a 60CC syringe to suck out all the ink and
> foam
> > that has collected in the chamber. I reuse the ink and foam.
The
> > foam is just ink with air in it, which goes away and return
to
> solid
> > ink again. Then i refill the cartridge with ink and leave it
> sitting
> > overnight. The next day everything works just fine. Try this
one
> > time and I think you will be surprised how quickly the
banding
> goes
> > away. If you try to print too soon, you may get pooling on
the
> > print; and you may still get pooling if you print at high
speed
> > anyway.
> >
> > Your friend in Photography,
> >
> > Johnny Eades
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Alan
> > Zimmerman" <azimmerman1@c...> wrote:
> > > I just started using MIS cartridge inks on Epson 1280.
Printer
> had
> > worked flawlessly with Epson dye based inks previously.
Within
> one
> > day, with the Mis Black cartridge I experienced banding on a
> > grayscale file with Black only, (no gray or quad cartridge
on
> > line).. I then did 3 nozzle cleans and banding diminished
but
> still
> > visible with 15x loupe. next print same story. as of this
second
> > day, and after 10 nozzle cleanings no relief. Any one have
any
> > suggestions?
> > > BTW, the same image file printed on Epson black only
cartridge
> and
> > Epson dye had much less visible banding under 15x loupe.?
> > > Would are COne system Piezzo inks less likely to clog-----
> > > From: Andrew Brilliant
> > > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 9:28 AM
> > > Subject: [Digital BW] CIS Black CLOG on 1160 wont go
away....
> > >
> > >
> > > Ugh got a real bad clog on my 1160. CIS Black ink.
> > > Have tried all the usual solutions. Both liquid and
> > mechanical. Cones
> > > tips and tried ammonia and alcohol. Also some
> strange
> > cleaning fluid
> > > from that company in Las Vegas. Did not work.
> > > I hardly get any ink coming out of that nozzle, the
numbers
> > don't even
> > > print.
> > >
> > > I suppose I have to get it serviced.
> > >
> > > One last idea was to get an original Epson black
cartridge
> and
> > see if that
> > > ink will open up the nozzles. Does anyone think that is
a
> good
> > idea or are
> > > there some new ideas for cleaning . I have not looked
> around
> > for cleaning
> > > ideas since last summer.
> > >
> > > I need to start making some new B&W print quadtones.
By
> the
> > way this clog
> > > is with MIS inks!!!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Check out www.brilliantpictures.com
> > >
> > > Andrew Brilliant
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
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