Re: [Digital BW] r3000
2014-11-13 by Jacques Caron
Hi Lynn I m with Elliot. I m printing with a 1430 and Eboni-6 inks. Followed closely the pdf from Paul Roark and listened closely to Mr.Harrington advices (
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Re: [Digital BW] Re: r3000
2014-11-13 by grimmieoldfart@...
Lynn, When you speak of magenta in the shadows I have to ask if you are using Epson ink or getting refills at the local refill joint like Walgreens or
Re: [Digital BW] Re: r3000
2014-11-13 by Dr. Elliot Puritz
Hi Lynn: If printing black and white consider a dedicated 1430 with either MIS or Cone inks. I will let more experienced users comment. Elliot Sent from my
Re: [Digital BW] Re: r3000
2014-11-13 by lynn reihman
Wow, thanks for all the feed back so far. I love it! I should have given some more info. about my reasons. The main reason for wanting to get away from
Re: r3000
2014-11-13 by Kelly Healy
Only one reason I can see to switch is if you might want to expieriment with Paul RoarkÆs carbon- Hp ink set for more neutral prints and custom QTR profiles.
Re: r3000
2014-11-13 by Ben Schneider
I have been using the R3000 for two years. Great printer, and no issues. There are limitations with the printer, and I like my R1800 better for some things.
Re: [Digital BW] r3000
2014-11-13 by Dr. Elliot Puritz
Well said. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone
Re: [Digital BW] r3000
2014-11-13 by grimmieoldfart@...
Hi Lynn, I once owned the 1400, R280, and currently own the R3000 & the Pro 3800. I just ordered a Never Used R280 off eBay this week. I do a lot of
Re: [Digital BW] r3000
2014-11-12 by Dr. Elliot Puritz
I am curious as to why you believe you have out-grown a 6 ink system? My question might be better framed so as to ask is a 7,8, or 9 ink system capable of
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Curve Creation on Mac?
2014-11-12 by Dr. Elliot Puritz
Congratulations on the photos! Do you have a link? Elliot Sent from my iPhone
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Curve Creation on Mac?
2014-11-12 by Dr. Elliot Puritz
If YOU are worried about MIS inks then surely we must consider alternative sources as necessary. It would be too time consuming to profile every batch of new
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Curve Creation on Mac?
2014-11-11 by David Kachel
Paul, Is there a paper anywhere on this? Just not getting it. David Kachel ___________________ Artist-Photographer Fine B&W Photographs WEBSITE:
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Curve Creation on Mac?
2014-11-11 by Paul Roark
David, It s the ratio of the darker to lighter inks in a cross-over that matter, not the absolute values. Yes, the Y=K setup is a bit off the rails, but it was
Re: Curve Creation on Mac?
2014-11-11 by climballday@...
Hi Richard and Paul, To answer your questions above: The problem happened rather suddenly, within one evening of printing (in late July), showed up in
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Curve Creation on Mac?
2014-11-11 by David Kachel
Paul, So, the M-LM and C-LC Epson ink dilution ratio is approximately 30% dense ink to 70% clear base. Eboni-6 uses the same ratios for these same ink
r3000
2014-11-11 by larhymetime@...
Hello all, I am fairly new to this group and to printing my own work. I have been using a 1430 w/ inkjetcarts inks for the past 2 years. I feel I have
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Curve Creation on Mac?
2014-11-11 by cameronrneilson@...
Hello fellow BW Fine Art printers, I have to chime in and say that Paul has done an outstanding job of outlining and dissecting the black and white Carbon
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Curve Creation on Mac?
2014-11-11 by Paul Roark
David, Drivers don t think. The program just tells the printer to spit out inks according to the assumptions the programmers had about relative ink
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Curve Creation on Mac?
2014-11-11 by David Kachel
The Eboni-6 design is Epson driver compatible. Paul, I must admit this baffles me completely. My take on this is that the Epson driver is only going to use a
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Curve Creation on Mac?
2014-11-11 by Paul Roark
Richard, The Epson driver (or any driver) doesn t know anything. It was written with assumptions about ink densities. Inkset design can incorporate these
Re: Curve Creation on Mac?
2014-11-11 by richard@...
I am not sure how the Epson driver will help if it is expecting to spit out color inks that are not loaded. I am not sure how it will show problems with the
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Curve Creation on Mac?
2014-11-11 by Paul Roark
Ignoring the color of the print, it looks like the profile, paper and ink are not well matched. Did you try the Epson driver? It s more tolerant of
Re: Curve Creation on Mac?
2014-11-11 by climballday@...
It s a generic office scanner - not a good photographic one, and I wasn t going for color authenticity, just a quick image to show what effect I m dealing
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Curve Creation on Mac?
2014-11-11 by Paul Roark
Unless your scanner is way off, that image was not printed with Eboni ink. Paul www.PaulRoark.com On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 12:46 PM, climballday@yahoo.com
Re: Curve Creation on Mac?
2014-11-10 by climballday@...
I ve uploaded two samples to flickr, one is the original image being printed, the other is a scan of the printed version. I haven t tried printing a gradient
Re: [Digital BW] Re: How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-11-10 by Bob Frost
Hi Ben, I agree that the same printer profile will not give the same identical results with three different samples of the same printer. Every printer sample
Re: [Digital BW] Re: 100% Carbon Variable Tone inkset
2014-11-10 by Paul Roark
Hi Richard, The Carbon Variable Tone beta I m experimenting with is all 100% Eboni carbon, and all inks are dilutions of Eboni-6 but with the new
Re: [Digital BW] Re: How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-11-10 by Jacques Caron
Read the whole bit and.. agreed, CS3 is quite enough for printing! ... Jacques Caron Photographe jacques.caron@videotron.qc.ca ... Windows profiles except for
Re: How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-11-10 by Ben Schneider
... Windows profiles except for the .icc that Apple uses and the .icm that Microsoft uses. Both should work on either OS, whatever the extension.
Re: 100% Carbon Variable Tone inkset
2014-11-10 by richard@...
Thank you for doing all the testing and experimenting with these new inks. I will be following this closely as it develops. I have a few questions about your
Re: Curve Creation on Mac?
2014-11-10 by richard@...
I am sorry, i misread the ink pattern as the nozzle check pattern. Can you post/link to a picture of the problem you are having. If the ink separation page
Re: [Digital BW] Re: 100% Carbon Variable Tone inkset
2014-11-10 by Paul Roark
Paul, The basic concept of what I m doing applies to the old Eboni inks as well as the new (which are supposed to be identical to the old but I find print
Re: Curve Creation on Mac?
2014-11-10 by climballday@...
Okay, let me be more clear. I know what the calibration mode is, and as noted, I can print a six channel calibration that looks exactly like the one I printed
Re: [Digital BW] Curve Creation on Mac?
2014-11-10 by Paul Roark
Forgive me for not noticing this thread earlier. When I see Mac issues, I tend to stop because I m Windows. However, when I see Eboni-6 I usually do try to
Re: [Digital BW] Re: 100% Carbon Variable Tone inkset
2014-11-10 by paulmwhiting@...
Paul, First of all I ve got almost a full pint of the old Eboni to use up... and this 1400/Eb6 sips ink compared to my old 1800. Not complaining, mind you!
Re: Curve Creation on Mac?
2014-11-10 by richard@...
There are two ways to look at the QTR curves or profiles. If you try to open the .quad file it will open in curve view, which is just the shape of the ink
Re: Epson 1430 with Eboni6 - solarization and misaligned print heads?
2014-11-10 by richard@...
What paper and curve are you using? I had a terrible time with streaks and banding with a print on Canson Rag Photographique—but it hasn t been an issue
Re: Curve Creation on Mac?
2014-11-10 by richard@...
Most often these solarization problems come from mismatching inks or refilling in the wrong order. If you have spare carts, it might be worthwhile refilling
Curve Creation on Mac?
2014-11-10 by climballday@...
Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but for the life of me, I cannot figure it out. How do you create custom curves, or look at existing curves in
Re: [Digital BW] Re: 100% Carbon Variable Tone inkset
2014-11-10 by Paul Roark
Paul W., I think you re going to like this new arrangement. Note that you can buy a second Eb6-K and see how it works with your current carts. However, I have
Re: [Digital BW] Re: 100% Carbon Variable Tone inkset
2014-11-10 by Paul Roark
I don t know about the 7600. I had one for a brief while and got rid of it. I forget why, but it could have been my disappointment with the dmax. I ll scale
Re: 100% Carbon Variable Tone inkset
2014-11-10 by paulmwhiting@...
I m very excited to see this update on our b/w printing. I hope to see this thread generate much discussion. I finally had to bid farewell to my 3MK/R1800
Re: 100% Carbon Variable Tone inkset
2014-11-09 by ccolbert@...
I agree, this is a big step. The watercolor papers are very nice. I have not been able to get more than about 1.4 or so out of Eboni and Arches. This is with a
Re: [Digital BW] 100% Carbon Variable Tone inkset
2014-11-08 by pdesmidt tds.net
That technique holds lots of promise. In particular, Arches prints with 1.75 dmax is quite an achievement! Thank you for your willingness to experiment and,
100% Carbon Variable Tone inkset
2014-11-08 by roark.paul@...
I ve mentioned to a few people the ink project I m working on and also mentioned here about the dmax I m able to achieve on Arches Watercolor (un-coated)
Re: [Digital BW] Re: How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-11-08 by cdtobie
The reason both are offered is, in part, because the print engine can be different through the two OSes. This means that, even if the profile format and
Re: [Digital BW] Re: How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-11-08 by Bob Frost
Sorry for the delay in replying, but AFAIK Mac profiles ARE the same as Windows profiles except for the .icc that Apple uses and the .icm that Microsoft uses.
Re: Arches Hot Press Natural 4 Sale
2014-11-07 by david@...
Well, that was fast. It s gone already. Sorry.
Re: [Digital BW] Arches Hot Press Natural 4 Sale
2014-11-07 by Paul Roark
Regarding Arches, most know I m a fan of it. I m working on a carbon inkset on the 1400 that allows me to get a dmax of 1.75 on Arches. Scaling to 7800 soon.
Arches Hot Press Natural 4 Sale
2014-11-07 by david@...
If interested, please respond back channel. I don t want to clutter the list unnecessarily. I have 80 sheets (70 of them in original sealed packaging) of