QTR-Quadtone RIP

Paul and Danny,

By the way, a few days ago Mark posted the h1 batch results on Aardenburg Imaging. My submission, #144, continues to do well... it has now hit the 100 Megalux-hours mark.

Danny, in case you're not familiar with this, I'm referring to a print longevity testing service in Western Massachusetts. See:

          http://www.aardenburg-imaging.com/index.html

Membership is now free but I think you have to register to read the results.

Paul, my old 1800 setup continues to hold up, but I suspect one of these days I'll have to move to your carbon 6 setup.

Paul

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Paul Roark <roark.paul@...> wrote:
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> dannyvanrijswijk <nightf3v3r@...> wrote:
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> > ... Epson R3000 ... for my B&W artwork.
> > I would love to work with Carbon inks in several shades to achieve a very
> > smooth result.
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> If the best longevity is important, stay with 100% carbon.  The tinted or
> toned carbon inks are very dependent on the quality of the color inks added
> to them to avoid differential fade that causes the image tone to shift.  As
> much as I like to save money on inks, I use HP Z3100/3200  where I want a
> blended carbon + color (neutral) inkset, and I use Epson LC and LM inks
> with MIS carbon where I want to have full control of the print tone.  See
> http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/4000-6K-Plus.pdf .  This last approach
> does require QTR for control.
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> 
> 
> > ... a pretty expensive investment.
> >
> 
> See http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Carbon-6.pdf for the least expensive
> 100% carbon printing approach that uses dilute inks.  You can mix the inks,
> buy the pre-mixed base from MIS, or buy the entire inkset pre-mixed --
> http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Eboni-6.pdf .
> 
> Note that these inkset can be printed with either QTR or the Epson driver.
> 
> ... http://shop.farbenwerk.com/schwarzweiss-tinten/carbonprint-museum
> >
> Judging from the shades of the prints I see, I'd guess they are using a
> rather standard warm carbon.  All carbon pigments are warm, but the reason
> I selected and used the ink MIS sells as "Eboni" is that, in addition to a
> good dmax on matte paper, it is less warm than the other 100% carbon inks
> on almost all matte papers.
> 
> Good luck with your search.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
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