QTR-Quadtone RIP

I am new to this group and this question may have been answered in the
past.  My apologies.

I have an Epson 1280 with a CIS system that I have been using for both
color and b/w printing.  To date, I have been using the single black
ink supply for all of my b/w printing.  I intend to purchase a second
1280, dedicated to b/w printing, using the CIS bulk system with MIS
Quadtone inks.

I am an experienced printer, both black/white and color.

I am about to embark on a very large printing project for a revised
portfolio.  I need to purchase paper and ink.  It was suggested by my
supplier (Inkjetart in Salt Lake City) that I visit the MIS web site
to research software for b/w printing.  There, under "Black and White
Printing Requirements" there is commentary to the effect that "Only
Epson printers are supported. Many are profiled for several papers and
are ready-to-go."  I cannot find any specific information on this site
as to which papers are supported by this software.

My preference would be to purchase a paper/ink combination that is
known to perform well with the MIS inks using the CIS system.  Of
course, I understand that paper qualities are subjective, but I would
prefer to not reinvent the wheel if at all possible.

Does anyone have information about this?

Thank you for your help.

Regards,

Fred Licht
fred@...
www.fredlicht.com

Check out the links to Paul Roark on the MIS site.  He has published a 
wealth of information and lists numerous papers for use with the MIS 
inks.  In addition check out the black and white user group at Yahoo!: 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/

Terence Lowe.

Fred,
We could use a little more info.
Most importantly, do you want to use a matte or glossy paper?
Will you be using QTR or Paul's curves?
Cold or warm tone prints? 
How important is the permanence of the image?

The advise to spend some time on Paul's site as well as the digital 
black and white board is good.  You might also want to check out 
Clayton Jone's site.  It includes his subjective ratings of a variety 
of papers.

Peter


--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "fredlicht1" <fred@...> wrote:
>
> I am new to this group and this question may have been answered in 
the
> past.  My apologies.
> 
> I have an Epson 1280 with a CIS system that I have been using for 
both
> color and b/w printing.  To date, I have been using the single black
> ink supply for all of my b/w printing.  I intend to purchase a 
second
> 1280, dedicated to b/w printing, using the CIS bulk system with MIS
> Quadtone inks.
> 
> I am an experienced printer, both black/white and color.
> 
> I am about to embark on a very large printing project for a revised
> portfolio.  I need to purchase paper and ink.  It was suggested by 
my
> supplier (Inkjetart in Salt Lake City) that I visit the MIS web site
> to research software for b/w printing.  There, under "Black and 
White
> Printing Requirements" there is commentary to the effect that "Only
> Epson printers are supported. Many are profiled for several papers 
and
> are ready-to-go."  I cannot find any specific information on this 
site
> as to which papers are supported by this software.
> 
> My preference would be to purchase a paper/ink combination that is
> known to perform well with the MIS inks using the CIS system.  Of
> course, I understand that paper qualities are subjective, but I 
would

> prefer to not reinvent the wheel if at all possible.
> 
> Does anyone have information about this?
> 
> Thank you for your help.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Fred Licht
> fred@...
> www.fredlicht.com
>