QTR-Quadtone RIP

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Eric Ashworth <brigsby707@c...> wrote:
> Hi David,
> 
> The MIS Pro inks are the latest UC equivalent inks produced by MIS.  
> If you want a little more info on all of their inks try this link,
> 
> http://www.inksupply.com/arcinks2.cfm

Thanks Eric. I found my way around their site. I was actually trying
to find out how to use those inks without the large frontal expense of
a continuous system. It seems that those new inks are not available as
stand-alone cartridges right now. Maybe empty cartridges + bottles to
refill would be the way to go.

Although, I'd be curious to see some tests and find out if it does
help with bronzing. My worry (and I do not have any tesst to back that
up, just what I've seen) is that it would not change the bronzing
issue that much.

The reason for that is, as I mentionned in a previous post, I am
getting far more bronzing with QTR than I do when using all 7
cartridges and the Epson driver (plus metamerism in that case,
otherwize I would not need QTR). I would not object too much to the
bronzing produced by the Epson inks, printer with Epson driver on
Ilford paper. It is there but faint and you have to try and make it
happen. A print with QTR on same paper and it's not the same anymore,
bronzing is very visible even at slight angles.

So even if replacing the inks produces less bronzing that the Epson
inks in a normal situation, would it change anything when we are down
to using a more limited number of inks in QTR?

Now looking at the issue another way, if these new inks work more like
the new K3 from Epson, would they help at all with metamerism (which
in reality means no more need for QTR and not so much worry about
bronzing)?

I would still love to hear more about why bronzing gets so high on the
QTR prints...