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Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Epson 2200 and Matte Ink

2007-06-20 by Roy Harrington

What do you mean by "pretty bad"?
For different printers you have to use the correct Printer Model and profiles
for that printer.  The 4000 has more profiles.   You ought to be blending cool
and warm to get neutral gray.

Roy

On 6/18/07, markrewald <markrewald@...> wrote:
> Hello, I tried a test print using Quadtone Rip on a Epson 2200 and on a
> Epson 4000 printer.  The print from the 4000 printer is beautiful and
> the print from the 2200 is pretty bad.  I am confused why I am getting
> such different outputs from these two printers.
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> Everything I have read seems to indicate that I can use the Epson 2200
> as a B&W printer using QuadTone Rip.  The settings are the same on both
> printers in the GUI.  I am using Epson Enhanced Matte and the curve I
> am using is UC-EEnhMatte-cool.
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> Is it possible that Quadtone Rip does not like Epson's Matte ink?
> Should I switch to the Photo Black ink?  I was hoping to make the Epson
> 2200 a dedicated B&W printers using a CIS system of some sort but if
> the results don't improve the printer will be on eBay soon.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Mark
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