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[Digital BW] Re: Epson 3800 advice?

2006-11-02 by Tyler Boley

Ah come on John, don't be so agreeable <G>.
I'll bet you are right, for very many people the ABW driver will be dandy, and no further 
expensive toys will be necessary beyond the printer purchase out of the box. Particularly 
with Epson papers.
Might not be my choice, but why complicate things for people with less obsessive 
concerns.
Tyler

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "John Vitollo" <jvlist@...> wrote:
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" <paul.roark@> 
wrote:
> >
> > >... ABW does a very nice job with B+W and it might be all you need ...
> > 
> > But the only way to get the excess color out of the B&W image is to either
> > put carbon in the yellow position or use a rip.  The ABW mode prints in the
> > 2400 with MIS EZW in the Y position make the smoothest prints I've seen.
> > Paul
> 
> I forgot about that! In that case use either QTR or IJC for B+W.
>

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