Digital BW, The Print

Hello Alan,
It's me again. There is a good site to go to for any information on 
black only printing. http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm

This really makes it simple to get a good idea of what an image 
looks like before using up the expensive hextone inks. I followed 
the information on the website and printed it out for later 
reference. This was during the time I used a Canon S750 printer for 
printing my images. It was not a good printer for doing that. 

Quick outline of black only printing.
1. Edit>Color settings>check Advanced mode.
2. Gray>Gray Gamma 2.2
3. RGB>Preserve Embedded Profiles CMYK>Preserve embedded Profiles 
Gray>Preserve Embedded Profiles
4. Profile Mismatches Check all these
5. Conversion Options Engine>Adobe(ACE) Intent>Perceptual check Use 
black Point Compensation and Use Dither (8-bit/channel images)
6. Save this  as your default workspace under Adobe Photoshop.
7. After working up your image in RGB assign it the profile of 
grayscale and make it a 16 bit image only for printing Black Only.
8. Control-P to bring up print menu. Indicate Black ink only to be 
used and not color mode. Use 1440 DPI setting and High Speed. I know 
others say do not use High Speed, but I have found that if I don't 
use it, I get microbanding in the lighter portions of the image. 
True, it may create more foam in the cartridge, but I can suck that 
and the ink out and refill will less stress than seeing an image go 
down the tubes because of the banding issue.

This is a condensed method of doing it, the detailed version is on 
Clayton Jones' Black Only Printing website.  

The only reason I use hextone inks is the neutral color to the image 
rather than the slightly brown natural carbon pigment color.

Hope this gets you started out OK.

Your friend in Photography

Johnny Eades









--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Alan 
Zimmerman" <azimmerman1@c...> wrote:
> Johnny, thanks again, The math favoring self filling is convincing 
to say the least.
> Since the last emails I have finally gotten a clean nozzle check 
but still a visible banding on MIS Black only cart. Is there a 
workflow  for Black only, I seem to have seen a proponent of that on 
line, but can't locate again.
> When my quattones arrive, I plan to switch, knowing the quads are 
superior in smooth tonality. However, in the meantime, I have a 
print deadline within two days so I will have to find a black only 
cart workflow. Any suggestions or links would be most appreciated.
> Alan Zimmerman
> azimmerma1@c...
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Johnny Eades 
>   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 11:11 AM
>   Subject: Re: [Digital BW]Epson cartridge MIS black clog won't go 
away on epson 1280
> 
> 
>   Hello alan,
> 
>   I bought two virgin cartridges that had never had ink inside and 
>   filled them myself with the syringe and bottles of ink for the 
>   proper chamber. The price comparison is unbelievable. A 
cartridge 
>   for hextone inksets runs about $30.00 and an 8 ounce bottle of 
ink 
>   runs $16.00. If each chamber of the six chambers is filled with 
7CC 
>   of ink, then an 8 ounce bottle will fill each chamber about 16 
>   times. If you had to purchase a new cartridge when one chamber 
was 
>   empty then 16 X $30 is $480 and the price for 6 bottles of ink 
at 
>   $16 is $96 dollars. Which seems reasonable to you and me???
> 
>   Your friend in Photography
> 
>   Johnny Eades
>   jeades1@s...
> 
> 
>   --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Alan 
>   Zimmerman" <azimmerman1@c...> wrote:
>   > Johnny, thanks for the response, Since I don't refill my own 
>   cartridges, guess I'll need to get a syringe then a small bottle 
to 
>   temporarily store.Are you using the inidvidual cart. or the 
refill 
>   system. My cart. came direct from MIS already filled. I'm 
surprised 
>   they would have air build up but I'm willing to try anything.
>   > thanks,
>   > Alan Zimmerman
>   >   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   >   From: Johnny Eades 
>   >   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
>   >   Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 3:41 PM
>   >   Subject: Re: [Digital BW]Epson cartridge MIS black clog 
won't go 
>   away on epson 1280
>   > 
>   > 
>   >   Hello Alan,
>   > 
>   >   I use an epson 1280 also, and when I get any banding; it 
appears 
>   to 
>   >   be air bubbles insted of a clogged nozzle. What I do to 
solve 
>   the 
>   >   problem is to tape over all the vent holes on the top of the 
>   >   cartridge and use a 60CC syringe to suck out all the ink and 
>   foam 
>   >   that has collected in the chamber. I reuse the ink and foam. 
The 
>   >   foam is just ink with air in it, which goes away and return 
to 
>   solid 
>   >   ink again. Then i refill the cartridge with ink and leave it 
>   sitting 
>   >   overnight. The next day everything works just fine. Try this 
one 
>   >   time and I think you will be surprised how quickly the 
banding 
>   goes 
>   >   away. If you try to print too soon, you may get pooling on 
the 
>   >   print; and you may still get pooling if you print at high 
speed 
>   >   anyway. 
>   > 
>   >   Your friend in Photography,
>   > 
>   >   Johnny Eades
>   > 
>   > 
>   > 
>   > 
>   >   --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Alan 
>   >   Zimmerman" <azimmerman1@c...> wrote:
>   >   > I just started using MIS cartridge inks on Epson 1280. 
Printer 
>   had 
>   >   worked flawlessly with Epson dye based inks previously. 
Within 
>   one 
>   >   day, with the Mis Black cartridge I experienced banding on a 
>   >   grayscale file with Black only, (no gray or quad cartridge 
on 
>   >   line).. I then did 3 nozzle cleans and banding diminished 
but 
>   still 
>   >   visible with 15x loupe. next print same story. as of this 
second 
>   >   day,  and after 10 nozzle cleanings no relief. Any one have 
any 
>   >   suggestions?
>   >   > BTW, the same image file printed on Epson black only 
cartridge 
>   and 
>   >   Epson dye had much less visible banding under 15x loupe.?
>   >   > Would are COne system Piezzo inks less likely to clog----- 
>   >   >   From: Andrew Brilliant 
>   >   >   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
>   >   >   Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 9:28 AM
>   >   >   Subject: [Digital BW] CIS Black CLOG on 1160 wont go 
away....
>   >   > 
>   >   > 
>   >   >   Ugh got a real bad clog   on my 1160. CIS   Black  ink.
>   >   >   Have tried all the usual solutions.    Both liquid and 
>   >   mechanical.   Cones 
>   >   >   tips and tried ammonia  and alcohol.   Also some     
>   strange  
>   >   cleaning fluid 
>   >   >      from that company in Las Vegas.  Did not  work.
>   >   >   I hardly get any ink coming out of that nozzle, the 
numbers 
>   >   don't even 
>   >   >   print.
>   >   > 
>   >   >   I suppose I have to get it serviced.
>   >   > 
>   >   >   One last idea was to get an original Epson black 
cartridge 
>   and 
>   >   see if that 
>   >   >   ink will open up the nozzles. Does anyone  think that is 
a 
>   good 
>   >   idea  or are 
>   >   >   there some new ideas for cleaning .  I have not looked 
>   around 
>   >   for cleaning 
>   >   >   ideas since last summer.
>   >   > 
>   >   >   I need to start making some new B&W print quadtones.   
By 
>   the 
>   >   way this clog 
>   >   >   is with MIS inks!!!
>   >   > 
>   >   > 
>   >   > 
>   >   > 
>   >   >   Check out www.brilliantpictures.com
>   >   > 
>   >   >   Andrew Brilliant
>   >   > 
>   >   > 
>   >   >   >
>   >   > 
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