Digital BW, The Print

In a message dated 9/19/06 4:53:10 PM, paul.roark@... writes:


> >For those of us dabbling in B&W and maintaining Color
> >functionality with our 2400s--
> 
> >If we replace yellow for LLK to print BW,
> 
> MIS EZ-W-Yellow appears to be even better than LLK -- chip compatibility and
> smoother.
> 
> > would it be as simple as putting back the yellow cart when we need color?
> 
Paul kindly sent me carts to test. I installed the EZ-W Yellow, and swapped 
the Epson light and light-light blacks to MIS versions as well. I then printed 
PrintFIX PRO 2.0 targets, and built both neutral, and tinted profiles. The 
result is very interesting, offering those creamy carbon tones that many B&W 
printers prefer, with tintability. There is more optimization to be done, probably 
on both the PrintFIX PRO 2.0 side, and the ink formulation side, but it seems 
like it has the potential to be a great solution for R2400 users to run MIS 
K4 inks, and switch just the yellow cart for printing B&W... no more effort 
than switching blacks to move from matte to gloss; less actually, as you don't 
have to fight with the driver about the change, like with gloss/matte changes. 
I'll bring a few samples from this inkset and PrintFIX PRO 2.0 to Photokina 
with me.

C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Business Unit
Datacolor Inc.
CDTobie@...
www.colorvision.com


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