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Re: Ink Separation

2017-03-06 by brian_downunda@...

In that case what you are trying to do is quite difficult. The percentages I gave you were only approximate and would need a little trial and error to get right, but in my view it is easier to do that than to play with the quantity of toning inks used in the neutral curve. I don't understand is the comment about "pinkish". I've never seen that in any of my prints. IP may be the simple (but expensive) solution in your situation.

Or alternatively, try printing a monochrome image using a colour profile created for the paper in question on your printer, and printed through the Epson driver. The usual advice is not to do this because it uses too much of the colour inks, but on the few occasions that I've tried it I've got remarkably neutral prints.


---In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, <ian@...> wrote :

In an earlier thread I gave you a relatively easy way to achieve that - curve blending.

This has certainly removed the warmth I can see but I have been told it now looks pinkish

The reason why I am on a mission to get this right is because I have poor colour vision (red/green) colour blind so unless the shift is strong, I am unable to see any changes in hue.

This is why I need a good starting point to work from, if the option says neutral, then I need it to be as neutral as possible especially if I am selling neutral prints.

I think I need to to find some UK based who has a 3880 and I can send a test print to let them evaluate it next to theirs with their eyes

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