Digital BW, The Print

John,

Good question. K3 printers with AWB achieve the same high Dmax too. 
The wow factor with NanoChrome is ABSOLUTELY no gloss 
differential/bronzing. I do not see any objectionable metamerism 
either.

Shilesh

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "John Moody" 
<moodymz3@y...> wrote:
>
> I get that Dmax with UT7 and dotless highlights.  I'm struggling to
> appreciate what exactly the Wow factor is with these inks for BW.  
Help me
> out.
> 
> Best regards,
> John Moody
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of 
Shilesh
> Jani
> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 1:31 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] NanoChrome QTR Printing
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> This is not about whether these inks are dye, pigment, infused, or
> not. I am intersted in printing b/w on rag and sometimes RC papers
> using a single color inkset. I currently use a 4000 with OEM UC inks
> for b/w (90%) and color (10%) prints. My reasons for exploring
> NanoChromes (1) I just like to play with inks, (2) get better Dmax 
on
> matte papers, and (3) be rid of the pesky gloss 
differential/bronzing
> on RC papers.
> 
> QTR is an awesome tool - thank you Roy Harrington!
> 
> The challenge posed by the NanoChrome inks is the relatively
> cool/blue tone of the grey (LK) ink. My experiments are conducted on
> an R220 printer. I filled the LK ink in the redundant C position.
> 
> In QTR ink configuration, I have been able to neutralize to a great
> extent this problem. For EPSG paper the settings that work are:
> Default limit = 80%, NO K boost
> LK Density = 30
> Y Copy Curve from LK, limit = 6%
> LC Copy Curve from LK, limit = 2%
> LM Copy Curve from LK, limit = 20%
> 
> After linerarization, the prints on EPSG, EPG, and Kirkland papers
> are, well, stunning! My prefered paper is EPSG. Dmax is in the 2.4
> range.
> 
> The fade resistance of these remain unknown, so I am waiting a bit
> more before loading these inks onto the 4000.
> 
> Regards.
> 
> Shilesh
> 
> 
> 
> 
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