QTR-Quadtone RIP

Steven
The Epson R1800 is an incredible printer, but as a tool it must be 
used in the most appropriate way.  As a color GLOSSY printer, I used 
the Eson Vivid printer setting and it always produced incredible 
color glossy prints.  This was before I bought a system to calibrate 
my monitor and printer.  So if you shoot digital and use Adobe RGB as 
a color space you should be able to create stunning color prints.  I 
switched my printer to a black-only printer for MATT paper using 3 
channels of MIS Eboni matt black carbon ink, QuadTone Rip (thanks Roy 
Harrington) and the 3MK profile (thanks Paul Roark).  The 1800 has 
the smallest 1.5 picoliter droplet and really makes black-only 
printing a viable option for many types of work.  IF you give us more 
info when can assist better.
Good luck.
Paul Bien

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "robert49brake" 
<robert49brake@...> wrote:
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> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Steven Burt <steven_burt@> 
wrote:
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> > It seems that I do not know what I am doing when it comes to 
printing in B&W, maybe 
> even color, but anyway - I have an Epson R1800 printer, that is 
connected to a iMac with 
> version 10.5.  What I see is not what I get.  Not sure which 
profile I should be using and 
> how to configure my printer to get the best prints that I can.  
Please let me know your 
> steps for the best print images, if there is such a thing.
> 
> Hello Steven, the 1800, although a great color printer both matte 
and glossy doesn't print 
> b&w very well out of the box.  It uses only one black ink at a time 
and fills in all of the rest 
> of the grayscale with colored inks and that makes it hard to get 
all of the color cast out of 
> the midtones and highlights.  If you visit:
> 
> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/
> 
> and
> 
> http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/R1800.htm
> 
> You can find info on setting up an 1800 to print very good b&w and 
color but on MATTE 
> PAPER ONLY.  If you are so inclined it may be worth a try.   If you 
want to keep the glossy 
> capability of the 1800 color you could pick up a cheap 8.5x11 
printer from epson and set 
> that one up for black and white.
> 
> You might also visit:
> 
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
> 
> There is a lot of information on printing techniques called BO 
(Black Only) using various 
> Epson printers, however I don't know how the 1800 does in that 
respect.
> 
> Other than BO techniques, you generally need multiple black inks 
such as the 3MK 
> technique of Paul Roark on the 1800, or multiple shades of gray and 
a RIP such as QTR to 
> get acceptable b&w.
> 
> Good luck!
>