Digital BW, The Print

It is so nice to see how you guys are finally able to simplify the workflow and eliminate all 
the testing. 



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tyler Boley" <tyler@t...> wrote:
> Dan, here is a "new" solution some people are pursuing-
> You need a RIP that will let you have a multi part K, just as you have
> multi part C and M, and now that we have the K3 inks, the RIP needs to
> be able to have multi part colors in more than two parts.
> I know StudioPrint does it, not sure of the others.
> So, you have, in the newest Epsons, a 3 part k as well as your colors.
> All you need (along with your spiffy RIP) is a really good max K gen
> CMYK profile. All neutrals will automatically be replaced with your
> nicely partitioned K inks, and very minimal color inks will be used,
> only for neutralizing hue, or tinting if you like. Your hue will show
> nicely in soft proof, and your entire workflow can be RGB letting the
> RIP convert on the fly.
> I know it already works for the standard UCs, with only a 2 part K,
> and am waiting for the x800s to come out, and StudioPrint support, to
> do it with 3 parts.
> Obviously high quality profiles are vital.
> In the meantime, I also know it works with a 4 part K because...
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "dfaprinting"
> <dfaprinting@y...> wrote:
> > ... wouldn't it 
> > be nice to have a 12 channel printer? 4 black, CcMmYRGB, or 3 black 
> > plus the others and an orange, or maybe GLOP just for fun.
> 
> ...the Roland/ErgoSoft Davinci system is already out there and
> working. It uses 4 Cone quads for K, and has CcMmYOG, er somethin'
> like that, and uses the workflow above, and works well from all
> reports. RGB workflow, CMYK profiles and RIP, 4 part max gen K, etc...
> So some poor man's versions of that could be very close. Too bad
> something like PressReady for current printers isn't out there for us.
> 
> Tyler
> www.custom-digital.com