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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Epson 1430 and CIS for B&W

2013-02-16 by Paul Roark

No progress.  Sorry.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com

On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 3:14 PM, edward wiseman <pahts@...> wrote:

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>
>
> Hi Paul..
>
> With regard to your statement below in your quest for coming up with a NEW
> "UT1430" modified settup W/O GLOP as in your original UT-14 system, have
> you made any progress in coming up with a "final" "UT1430" solution, of
> course with pre-made profiles for this NEW version..? QTR-able?, and/or
> with .ACV curves?
> No pressure here, just very interested in trying it out..
> Regards and THX in advance!
>
> Eddie Wiseman
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul Roark
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 11:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Epson 1430 and CIS for B&W
>
> 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:
>
> > **
>
> >
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > I'm interested in your comment;
> >
> >
> > >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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