Digital BW, The Print

I have been in touch with MIS/Inksupply.com, and I think we're in agreement
on a few points.  First, MIS will mix and sell a UT14 "LLC" -- a lighter
neutral/cool ink.  This may not be needed for the 1400/1430, but I help a
fair number of people put together custom inksets for k3 machines, and we
really need that LLK equivalent neutral/cool ink.  So, this is good news.
 I'll be sampling the new ink soon.

Also, I've proposed a new "UT1430."  I'll have to do some testing to see
what works best, but my inclination is to simply use the current UT14 LC in
the Y position and dump the glop.  MIS inks already use glop as their base.
 With proper paper selection, there is only minor bronzing.  I think the Y
position is way more useful as a second neutral/cool ink for greater
smoothness.  If there is a new UT1430, I'll make new profiles that take
advantage of the setup.  When I made the UT14 inkset I overestimated the
degree to which users would make and share profiles.  So, this time I'll
have more support in the sense of pre-made profiles and curves that can be
easily adapted to new papers.  I think it's important for there to be a
well supported and cheaper alternative to the K3 "ABW" approach.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com


rossfmj <ross.jarvis@...> wrote:

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> Paul
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> I'm interested in your comment;
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>
> >I no longer have any
> > interest in supporting glop or multi-pass workflows; too many problems.
> In
> > fact, for UT14, I'd not put in the Y position glop but go for a second
> > UT14-LC (or, if MIS will make and sell it, a UT14-LLC). This would
> require
> > some more profiling, however.
>
> I have a "fill your own cart set" 4oz bottles arriving in the next couple
> of days, Would there be an easy way to mix up my own UT14-LCC from the kit,
> or possibly with additional easy to get supplies? What advantage would
> replicating the UT-14-LC in the Y position have?
>
> thanks
>
> Ross
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