Digital BW, The Print

Michael,

You might try using QTR Gray-Matte.icc as your profile instead of Gray
Gamma 2.2 with the K7's (profile>convert: GG 2.2 to Gray-Matte with
Black Point Compensation checked). I realize that the K7 Quick Start
Guide recommends GG2.2, but in my experience Gray-Matte works much
better, so much so that with my 2200 if I didn't know any better, I'd
say the K7 curves were designed for use with Gray-Matte.icc. I should
mention though that this is with Innova Photo Smooth Cotton and using
a hardware calibrated monitor. With this work flow, the prints look
very much like my monitor - no soft proofing needed. I've never
thought the K7's lacked any punch compared to any other inks I've ever
used or seen, including Piezos, MIS, UC's or K3's and they are
incredibly smooth.
The other option you might try is to have a proper profile built for
you, though without a hardware calibrated monitor, all bets are off.

Will 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Michael Vendrell
<mjvendrell2@y...> wrote:

> Am I missing something, or do I have some setting
> wrong in the QTR for the NK7's in the 2200, such that
> I must almost max out the ink limits and density to
> get a WYSIWYG with this system? The WYSIWYG with the
> other two systems is quite close even though I have
> only calibrated my monitor visually with the Adobe
> gamma loader. Any thoughts and advice would be
> appreciated.
> 
> Michael Vendrell, MD.
> 
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