Thank you very much for that Richard. I have just printed a Spanish
monastery (errrm, a photo of it ;-)) and it came out beautifully in
black-only. I have wondered for ages what the effect would be!
I used my Epson 1290 by the way.
Cheers
Chris
On 4 Mar 2004, at 05:52, Richard Smith wrote:
>
> OK... I have been working with my new Epson 2200 for about a month
> now. I
> have seen some "Epson 2200" posts, and thought I should pass on what I
> have
> found out. I know there are some list members who are way more
> knowledgable, but maybe I can get someone headed in the right
> direction.
>
>
snip
> The other option is BO (black only) printing. You use only one ink
> from the
> 6-cartridge set - Matte Black. BO printing is less expensive than FI,
> because you don't need a RIP and you use less ink. I think 2880 dpi BO
> prints can be stunning, but they do have a different look than FI
> prints.
>
> BO makes the most sense for me, since I don't want to spend a great
> deal of
> time getting a handle on the more complex (and transient) FI
> methodology. I
> get good results with BO printing, so I can spend my time taking
> pictures,
> and trying to learn Photoshop. I'll use BO printing until something
> better
> shows up. The entire procedure for making BO prints is outlined in
> detail
> by Clayton Jones at www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm. There also is a
> forum
> for BW digital printing,
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/. I'm not
> trying
> to sell anyone on BO, but want to point out that it is an option.
>
>
> Dick Smith
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