Digital BW, The Print

Yes. We are running Piezography "quadtone" ink-sets on a 9600 with StudioPrint 
linearizing with the Eye One. This is a truly beautiful system. I have had zero problems so 
far along the lines of linearization, shadow detail, etc.  The dither is absolutely astounding 
because of the nozzle count. StudioPrint lets you "paper flush" one channel at a time. This 
lets me experiment with many different inks in many different slots without wasting 7 
channels worth every time I want to change one out. (it also lets me switch from matte 
black to photo black to portfolio black in 30 minutes on our color 9600).

I would highly suggest this bit of software and these inks if you have the funds.

ps: Portfolio black in the Matte black slot is sweet. I tried it the other day on Barbara 
Crane's prints. If you mess with your ink-limit/linearization you can get a maximum black 
equal to the un-profiled quadtone environments (1.72) instead of the normal 1.62(ish) 
dmax of matte black. This is HPR308.  take care, Walker Blackwell

Thanks Walter,

I had feeling that what you and others are doing is fine indeed. What inksets 
are you blending for a nice neutral? I knew Barbara Crane years ago. Tell her 
hi from John Dean. I'm sure she doesn't remember me as I was a student at U. 
Of Arizona working at the Center when she was there working on her 
Guggenheim. We used to hang out at Vicki Ragan's house. Tell here Vicki's 
little boy Eddie is going to be a famous jazz sax player and he is only 15.

Yes, Barbara has subtantial blacks in her work, and not only that she really 
knows  monochrome printmaking inside out. So if its good enough for the 
North Portal series its good enough for me.

Best to Chicago,

John
www.deanimaging.com



-- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Walker Blackwell" <
lists@g...> wrote:
> 
> Yes. We are running Piezography "quadtone" ink-sets on a 9600 with 
StudioPrint 
> linearizing with the Eye One. This is a truly beautiful system. I have had zero 
problems so 
> far along the lines of linearization, shadow detail, etc.  The dither is 
absolutely astounding 
> because of the nozzle count. StudioPrint lets you "paper flush" one channel 
at a time. This 
> lets me experiment with many different inks in many different slots without 
wasting 7 
> channels worth every time I want to change one out. (it also lets me switch 
from matte 
> black to photo black to portfolio black in 30 minutes on our color 9600).
> 
> I would highly suggest this bit of software and these inks if you have the 
funds.
> 
> ps: Portfolio black in the Matte black slot is sweet. I tried it the other day on 
Barbara 
> Crane's prints. If you mess with your ink-limit/linearization you can get a 
maximum black 
> equal to the un-profiled quadtone environments (1.72) instead of the normal 
1.62(ish) 
> dmax of matte black. This is HPR308.  take care, Walker Blackwell

That's good that you know Barbara. She's a really nice person. I'll teller her about Eddie 
(laughs). I'm mixing Selenium and Warm-Neutral. It gives a true "Warm Neutral" not a 
yellow/red Warm Neutral. Next time I get up to Conetech in VT I want to give them a 
couple samples and try and convince them they need to work on some fine-tunage of their 
neutrals. Or maybe I can start running these baby's through that 12ink Roland printer with 
two 9500 heads . . . heh. That would be a trip.

take care and all the best in Atlanta.  We should hold a couple of seminars sometime.

Walker B.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "john dean" 
<deanwork2003@y...> wrote:

> 
> Thanks Walter,
> 
> I had feeling that what you and others are doing is fine indeed. What inksets 
> are you blending for a nice neutral? I knew Barbara Crane years ago. Tell her 
> hi from John Dean. I'm sure she doesn't remember me as I was a student at U. 
> Of Arizona working at the Center when she was there working on her 
> Guggenheim. We used to hang out at Vicki Ragan's house. Tell here Vicki's 
> little boy Eddie is going to be a famous jazz sax player and he is only 15.
> 
> Yes, Barbara has subtantial blacks in her work, and not only that she really 
> knows  monochrome printmaking inside out. So if its good enough for the 
> North Portal series its good enough for me.
> 
> Best to Chicago,
> 
> John
> www.deanimaging.com
> 
> 
> 
> -- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Walker Blackwell" <
> lists@g...> wrote:
> > 
> > Yes. We are running Piezography "quadtone" ink-sets on a 9600 with 
> StudioPrint 
> > linearizing with the Eye One. This is a truly beautiful system. I have had zero 
> problems so 
> > far along the lines of linearization, shadow detail, etc.  The dither is 
> absolutely astounding 
> > because of the nozzle count. StudioPrint lets you "paper flush" one channel 
> at a time. This 
> > lets me experiment with many different inks in many different slots without 
> wasting 7 
> > channels worth every time I want to change one out. (it also lets me switch 
> from matte 
> > black to photo black to portfolio black in 30 minutes on our color 9600).
> > 
> > I would highly suggest this bit of software and these inks if you have the 
> funds.
> > 
> > ps: Portfolio black in the Matte black slot is sweet. I tried it the other day on 
> Barbara 
> > Crane's prints. If you mess with your ink-limit/linearization you can get a 
> maximum black 
> > equal to the un-profiled quadtone environments (1.72) instead of the normal 
> 1.62(ish) 
> > dmax of matte black. This is HPR308.  take care, Walker Blackwell