Digital BW, The Print

Hi David,

AFAIK the only way to get truly metamerism free output from the Epson 2200/2100 and UC inks is through the use of a RIP such as ImagePrint. I've heard the Gray Balancer, shipped with the 2100, will sorta, kinda work, but it's a pain. Haven't used GB, myself as I have IP.

Alan Huntley

> 
> From: "dp13004" <david.page@...>
> Date: 2003/12/29 Mon AM 06:34:09 EST
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Studio lighting - Neutral B&W on 2100 (2200)
> 
> Hi there, I'm new to this forum so forgive me if this has been 
> covered somewhere else.
> 
> For the past three weeks I have been attemtping to get neutral B&W 
> from my 2100 using the Epson colour inks and Epson Archive Matte 
> paper. My Eureka moment happened just before Christmas - neutral B&W, 
> no sign of metamarism, great tonality and saved my sanity! The 
> problem is that I now have run off a quick portrait session using 
> studio lighting and these prints are back to having a slight 
> green/blue tinge. Has anyone got any ideas why my outdoor shots 
> produce true B&W but my studio lighting don't???

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, 
<Alan.Huntley@c...> wrote:
> Hi David,
> 
> AFAIK the only way to get truly metamerism free output from the 
Epson 2200/2100 and UC inks is through the use of a RIP such as 
ImagePrint. I've heard the Gray Balancer, shipped with the 2100, will 
sorta, kinda work, but it's a pain. Haven't used GB, myself as I have 
IP.
> 
> Alan Huntley
> 
Trying to print b&w with color inks will do that. Some get a magenta 
cast, other a heavy cyan cast.

There is an alternate way to print b&w with the Epson 2100, assuming 
that the ink carts are the same as the Epson 2200, and it's black 
only printing.
Have a look at this site and decide for yourself if this is 
appropriate. If not, then ImagePrint may be the the only way to go.
 
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm

Cheers,
Andre