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Question on Paul's EbHp setup

2010-01-20 by horstenj

As suddenly my small B&W dedicated R285 died I had to search quickly for a replacement. I still dream of a true large format printer but a good deal for a brand new 4800 came along that I couldn't refuse. So I will be setting that up for B&W. 

My key requirements:
- both matte & glossy
- neutral only (tunable to paper tone)
I will drive the 4800 with QTR.

So a logical starting point is Paul's recent setup for the 7800:

http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/7800-EbHp.pdf

However, I do have a few questions/remarks.
- The set hinges on the warm Eboni dilutions and uses Vivera as toner. As Vivera is more neutral then Eboni, the reverse choice would seem more logical to me.
- GLOP is missing from the set.

For me, this setup seems more logical:

- MK Eboni
- PK Vivera
- 4 shades of diluted PK Vivera
- 1 dilution of Eboni
- Glop

or as alternative

- MK Eboni
- PK Vivera
- 3 shades of diluted PK Vivera
- 2 dilutions of Eboni
- Glop

As Paul is the expert here: what do I miss?

Joost

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