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> From: yanceyiv [mailto:bvaughn4@...]
> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 7:55 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] B&W - How are you doing it?
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> Happy New Year to all
>
> I have enjoyed reading the great information posted in this
> group for about 2 weeks now. It seems that there are quite a
> few of you that are very satisfied with your success using
> inkjet printers for B&W. I wish I had stumbled across this
> source sooner. I am still absorbing this information and
> trying to establish my own workflow.
> I get B&W that my non-photographer friends think are nice,
> but they aren't meeting my desires yet. Almost every day, I
> see something new and give it a try. HOwever, I am still all
> over the map when it prints.
>
> I have noticed that there are 3 predominant printers
> discussed in this group, Epson C82/84/86, 1270/1280/1290 and
> 2100/2200. There also seem to be two primary sources of
> software utilized, QTR and Roark's Curves with Epson drivers.
>
> Using any one of those setups, there are still a huge number
> of variables that can cost a fortune in paper and ink to get
> to a beautiful print. Given that there are many "newbie's"
> like myself reading this group; I believe it would be worthy
> to have those of you who are comfortable with your setup and
> workflow to post a description of it for us to compare to or
> perhaps switch to. A checklist of sorts for getting to
> excellent prints with a little less pain. Do you "old timers"
> of the group agree?
>
> If so, I would love to see and compare such information as:
> Platform: Win, Mac, Linux
> Software used: Photoshop, etc.
> Printing software: RIP, native application driver, etc
> Printer: model and whether dedicated to B&W exclusively or
> not Ink sets: MIS, Epson, etc Workflow or link to a great
> starting point for creating one. Also, source of information
> to understand just what is going on when you tweak all those
> sliders in QTR or the Epson advanced drivers.
>
> Here's what I have to work with currently: Windows XP Pro,
> Photoshop CS, Epson 2200 and C86(new, planning to try out the
> MIS EZ system after they open back up from the holidays),
> assorted papers, mostly Epson and Ilford. Your
> recommendations welcome. Please be as detailed as possible.
>
> If you don't want to post to group, offline emails are welcome.
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> Thanks to all the in this group for your contributions and
> may you have a wonderful New Year.
>
> Bill
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