Datacolor User to User Support Group.

Tom,

The gloss optimizer (GLOP) is NOT printed over the whole image; it is ONLY 
printed on the lighter parts of the image where there is less ink laid down. 
The new inks are glossier than the glossy paper, so where there is little or 
no ink, the image is clearly less glossy with the GLOP off. Turn the GLOP on 
and it is added to the less glossy areas.

As you said, it can also be added to the white areas outside the image (but 
still in the printable area) if you select that option.

It is NOT added to the darker areas of the print which are already glossy 
enough. These inks in the R1800 and R800 are called HiGloss Ultrachromes 
because they are glossier than the previous Ultrachromes - different coating 
to the pigment particles.

Bob Frost.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom" <ttrostel@...>
>
> The R1800 can print the gloss optimizer over just the area printed or
> over the entire page.  Yours doesn't do that?  I thought the drivers
> were the same for the R800 and R1800.