Digital BW, The Print

Hello Walt,

>>2400 definitely does not do BO. Can you believe this?

>Why would you want to do black only when you have 1 black and
>2 gray inks, not to mention light cyan,light magenta and
>yellow for infinate toning if desired. Am I missing something?

Yes.  BO printing, especially using Eboni, has some unique qualities
that a lot of people like very much (if you would like to know more
about it there is detailed info at the web link below).  Please note
that BO users never claim it is "better" than other systems, so please
let's not turn this thread into a BO debate (everything that could be
said on either side has been said and laid to rest over two years
ago [The Great BO Debate]).  It's just one of many options and lots of
people like it (and are dismayed that Epson's newer printers don't
have it any more).

With the apparent demise of BO creeping in, a number of people are
working on a 2 black ink only approach (2BO?) using QTR that shows
much promise.  It is smoother but still preserves many of BO's
qualities.  Some obstacles are still being worked out, but we have
good hopes for it.

Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm