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RE: [Digital BW] Re: UT2 curves - how does this work?

2006-11-24 by Paul Roark

>The idea that you could get black without the black ink is 

>somewhat counter-intuitive to me!

 

I found that there was no advantage to PK with the UT2 inkset.  So, you'll
find few curve for that ink.  The 2 dark grays do a fine job.

 

Paul

www.PaulRoark.com <http://www.paulroark.com/>  

 

 

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From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of benc_1972
Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 12:18 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: UT2 curves - how does this work?

 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhit
<mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>
eThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@...> wrote:
>
> 
> 
> >... Still not sure how the driver knows to turn on the black ...
> 
> The driver looks at the RGB values and starts to substitute black 
as the 3
> curves approach the black point. Take a look at some of the UT-3D 
curves
> for glossy paper and you'll see where I have to turn the blue curve 
upward
> to stop the Eboni from being injected. In UT2 curves, when the red 
and
> green curves are very close to black, the blue curve (sepia ink) 
becomes, in
> effect, the black ink curve.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>

Paul,

Thanks very much for explaining this,I've looked at the curves and I 
see what you mean. And I guess this answers my question about what 
makes the black ink come in with Eboni on glossy paper too - nothing. 
The idea that you could get black without the black ink is somewhat 
counter-intuitive to me!

Best regards,
Ben

 



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