QTR-Quadtone RIP

well if you use the full inkset with the carbon inks it will in all probability not look any better. The idea with the carbon inks and relative profiles is that you are in essence printing 'Black Only' with just the carbon ink.

--- On Thu, 7/10/08, Steve <dazedgonebye@...> wrote:
From: Steve <dazedgonebye@...>
Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: R1800-3MK and Toning
To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
Received: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 3:44 PM

I'm going with the carbon inks in hopes that I can get a black and 
white print out of my R1800 that I like.  I think I understand that 
the 3MK offers more than just better permanence. 

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Bernard Wolf <brooksveriwide@...> 
wrote:
>
> just use the 'normal' R1800 settings and see what you get...  
but 
why bother with the MIS carbon inks then ??
> 
> Bernard
> 
> --- On Tue, 7/8/08, Steve <dazedgonebye@...> wrote:
> From: Steve <dazedgonebye@...>
> Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] R1800-3MK and Toning
> To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
> Received: Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 4:22 PM
> 
> I have an Epson R1800.  I just purchased the inks necessary for 3MK 
> printing.  I'm looking forward to better black and white.  While 
I'm 
> at it though, I'd like to be able to tone those prints using the 
> existing color inks.
> I see that selecting the normal QuadR1800 printer settings gives me 
> curves for black, cool, and sepia.  Selecting the QuadR1800-3MK 
> settings gives me many paper options, but no black/cool/sepia 
options 
> under those papers.
> I understand using color pigments undermines part of the purpose of 
> the 3MK system, but I'd still like to try it.
> How do I go about getting toned curves for use with the 3MK 
system?  
> If the answer is to develop my own curves, I guess I'm out of 
luck.  I 
> don't hold out much hope that I'd be able to manage that.
> So, do such curves exist, or is there some easy way of dialing in a 
> little red while I'm printing with the 3MK and just winging it?
> 
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