Digital BW, The Print

Hello,

I have been printing on an Epson 2200 with the UC inks and QTR for a
while, but I have decided that now is a good time to try dedicated black \
inks. I don't really like continuous ink systems, so I have bought a
set of UT7 inks from MIS (no pk) for the 2200. I print with Hahnemuhle Ph\
oto Rag and Museo Portfolio Rag.

Can anyone point to an article/site/etc that can give me some info
about how to use the UT7 inks (Roark workflow) with QTR/

Thanks

> Can anyone point to an article/site/etc that can give me some info
> about how to use the UT7 inks (Roark workflow) with QTR/

Although this is probably not what you had I mind, an alternative worth 
considering is using the Photoshop curves that are linked to my general 
2200 UT7 write-up at 
http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/UT-2200-Readme.htm
and embedding them in ICCs made with QTR's Create ICC-RGB. See
http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Embedding_Photoshop_Curves_in_ICCs.pdf
for information on making these ICCs.

While a spectro is ideal for this, one can use a flatbed scanner.  See
http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Making_B-W_ICCs-GrayCard.pdf

With these ICCs the workflow is "color managed" with respect to 
relative densities (that is, the monitor should match the print), the 
system can be linearized to account for variable, and new papers can be 
profiled fairly easily.  (There is usually a profile that gives tones 
that are close, so all that is needed is re-linearization.)

Good luck with the system.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com

Thanks. I'll see what I can do.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark"
<pr_roark@...> wrote:

>
> 
> > Can anyone point to an article/site/etc that can give me some info
> > about how to use the UT7 inks (Roark workflow) with QTR/
> 
> Although this is probably not what you had I mind, an alternative worth 
> considering is using the Photoshop curves that are linked to my general 
> 2200 UT7 write-up at 
> http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/UT-2200-Readme.htm
> and embedding them in ICCs made with QTR's Create ICC-RGB. See
> http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Embedding_Photoshop_Curves_in_ICCs.pdf
> for information on making these ICCs.
> 
> While a spectro is ideal for this, one can use a flatbed scanner.  See
> http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Making_B-W_ICCs-GrayCard.pdf
> 
> With these ICCs the workflow is "color managed" with respect to 
> relative densities (that is, the monitor should match the print), the 
> system can be linearized to account for variable, and new papers can be 
> profiled fairly easily.  (There is usually a profile that gives tones 
> that are close, so all that is needed is re-linearization.)
> 
> Good luck with the system.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>