Digital BW, The Print

I'm trying to create an approach to b&w on my 2200 that is as 
uncomplicated as possible without sacrificing quality.  The unaided 2200 
running OEM inks isn't cutting it. 

Since I'm running a windows machine and don't want to boot Unix, I 
understand that these are my options:

BO printing
Image Print (or other) RIP
Septone system

Is this right?  With all the reading I've done, I can't seem to find a 
workflow available for the unaided 2200 and UTs. 

Is anyone using another approach with the 2200 and getting great results?

Thanks.  --h

> From: houston.spencer@...
>
> I'm trying to create an approach to b&w on my 2200 that is as
> uncomplicated as possible without sacrificing quality.  The unaided 2200
> running OEM inks isn't cutting it.
>
> Since I'm running a windows machine and don't want to boot Unix, I
> understand that these are my options:
>
> BO printing
> Image Print (or other) RIP
> Septone system
>
> Is this right?  With all the reading I've done, I can't seem to find a
> workflow available for the unaided 2200 and UTs.
>
> Is anyone using another approach with the 2200 and getting great results?

If your problem with the 2200 OEM inks is color casts, one more possibility
would be to get a custom profile made. It may very well come out better than
the stock profile. If the problem is metamerism, then that won't help.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...

* -----Original Message-----
* From: houston.spencer@... 
* [mailto:houston.spencer@...] 
* Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 11:57 PM
* To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
* Subject: [Digital BW] 2200 ink/software combinations
* 
* 
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* 
* Is this right?  With all the reading I've done, I can't seem 
* to find a 
* workflow available for the unaided 2200 and UTs. 
* 
Spencer,

There are RGB curves for the UT's and 2100/2200 printer. Look in this folder
on the groups homepage:

Files > Ink Sets > MIS > MIS Ultra Tone Inks

For EEM but would give you a starting point and I am sure that Paul will
come up with more.

Inkjetmall has promised Piezo 2 software and inks for the 2200 in the near
future. Unfortunately their product releases seem to get delayed.

I have seen some really impressive prints done with the OEM inks and
ImagePrint on matte papers.

Martin Wesley
www.carolyn.cc/Guests/MartinWesley/pages/MW_01.html
www.borderless-photos.de/guests.html

Hello Houston,
Your query peaked my interest because I experimented with the latest 2200
driver (5.4a) from Epson yesterday and found that it is unacceptable for
printing B&W prints. It causes the prints to come out with a terrible light
cyan colour cast. I tried all permutations of the choices with this driver
only to uninstall it and go back to Version 5.31 which makes some very
acceptable B&W prints on Epson Enhanced Matte paper with Epson Matte Black
ink using Carl Schofield's method from the Luminous Landscape site.
In the 5.4 software version, I could not choose "Photo-realistic" mode and
this is the key to Schofield's workflow? The choice just isn't there. In
5.31 it is there and works fine. Thinking I'd pooched the download,and a
glutton for punishment, I re-downloaded, only to get the same results. I
won't go into how I also didn't like what the 5.4 version did to my colour
prints. Suffice it to say that the colours got really 'Technicolor and not
what I expected.
All in all the 5.31 software works very well for me so I'll keep it
installed. Just an experience worth noting. I am cross posting to the Epson
2000 list since it is where most 2200 issues are raised.
Sincerely,
Owen


Owen Evans
J.33.3

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manage to pick themselves up and continue
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