QTR-Quadtone RIP

Thanks for the detailed feedback, Mike.  (Just to be clear, though, my
remarks were limited to the R2400.)

Harry


On 6/2/08 9:48 AM, "Michael King" <drmrking@...> wrote:
> Harry,
> 
>>> >> ³Its unfortunate that Epson doesn't do a better job of promoting ABW.
>>> >> Personally I find with solid profiling its a spectacular solution. I
>>> >> am yet to see any other B&W solution outperform a properly profiled
>>> >> ABW, even Cone's K7.²
> 
>> >Have you actually made that comparison? My experience with K7 (neutral)
>> >inks, with the supplied profiles, is that the final prints on, say, Han
>> >PhotoRag, are spectacular (to use a scientific term.)
> 
> Yes, otherwise I wouldn't be making the claim :)
> I have taken Tyler's K7 print on Ilford Galerie Gold Fibre Silk and
> reproduced it with ABW on 7880 to the extent that in blind tests
> people can't tell the difference between the prints and nor can I even
> on close inspection. I even duplicated the GO overprint (using a QTR
> curve on my old 4800).
> 
> I will say that the x880 ABW is better than ABW I got from my 4800.
> Specifically it has better dithering and that removes some rainbow
> color effects when toning.
> I am making this claim about the x880 not the x800.
> 
>> >And how about longevity of K7 vs
>> > Epson UC? How does that enter into your thinking?
> 
> Wilhem gives ABW 100+ years, more than enough for me.
> http://www.wilhelm-research.com/epson/R2400.html
> page 3 of his report rates ABW prints as follows, depending on the paper:
> 
> Framed under normal glass: 110 to >205 years
> Framed under UV glass: 110 to >300 years
> In dark album storage: > 200 years
> 
>> > Would you be willing to share your ABW profiles so that others could run
>> > comparisons?
> 
> Sure they are QTR Create ICC produced ABW profiles should be good for
> 7880 and 9880.
> I'll post a set of them into the files section in the next day or so.
> But if you have a spectro they are really easy to produce for your machine.
> 
> Mike

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Harry F. Lockwood




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