Digital BW, The Print

David,

I guess I don't understand what encumbering would be. The Z series also has the ability to colorize monochrome just like ABW, though I don't use that method. What I do is convert to srgb and tone with hue/sat adjustment layer, add just enough toning to do exactly what I want, such as very linear mild or intense sepia, selenium tone, and even neutral that can match NK7. I actually did that yesterday for a client and they loved it. But you do have to select paper carefully, but that is always the case.

What I DO wish HP had done is to include one more very light gray because there is no way it is going to be in the realm of Piezography without that. But I guess that would end up with 13 inks and that's unlucky. They could remove the blue though and I wouldn't miss it.

j

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, C D Tobie <CDTobie@...> wrote:
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> On Apr 10, 2010, at 11:58 PM, "john" <deanwork2003@...> wrote:
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> > 7. one that has 2 black and two gray inks that are not brown and can make prints without the use of any color inks at all. So easy.
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> This requirement is defined by the way HP chose to configure their machines, not an outside requirement; other methods of producing similar results can be equally valid. I find the HP solution convenient; right up to the point where it gets in the way, and quite encumbering beyond that. 
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