Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Kale 
<stevekale@b...> wrote:
>
> I definitely think the bulk of the issue is the calibration charts 
were
> printed with a 100% ink load which as I noted is way too much for 
this black
> ink.  So I then ran the EPSG 21-step greyscale image I had printed 
under the
> tap - the GG1.8 one.  These were printed with the Epson driver.  
(The EPSG
> showed the run-off the most, indicating the issue was more likely 
excess
> ink.)  Only the 95 and 100 patches showed bleed (the 95 barely).
> Interestingly, the text which should be 100% K did not show any 
bleed even
> looking through a loupe.  With HPR, the 100 patch showed very very 
minor
> bleed (even the 95 GG2.2 patch did not).
> 
> Of course for B&W I can run QTR and manage ink loads - although I 
am not
> sure about toning given the cool LK and the fact that I like warm-
toned
> prints - but for colour I'm not sure I want to have to invest in a 
RIP.  I'm
> hoping they, or their successors, will "behave" with the Epson 
driver as
> well.
> 
> 


Other than the expense, I think you might enjoy setting up and using 
a good RIP. For you I would suggest something that is flexible, as 
opposed to a preset "black box" type. The real expense would be the 
software for the CMYK profiles.