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These are new curves for the 1160 to control the MIS Ultra Tone B&W inkset. There are two sets. One
(for example UT11 ...) set is for Epson Enhanced Matte or Epson Archival Matte. The second set (UT-EUS ...) is for
the soon-to-be-released Epson UltraSmooth cotton, no-optical-brightener (a truly archival) matte paper.
Use EEM for drafts, sample prints, and display prints that are not going to be sold as archival. It is an
excellent value and paper for up to 30 year life-expectancy work. Use cotton-based paper for limited-edition,
numbered, signed prints or wherever print life of more than 30 years is wanted. The new Epson UltraSmooth is
the best, in part because it does not have the flaking problems of the other cotton papers. With no optical
brighteners it will also not yellow from light exposure. The cotton paper with MIS UT carbon pigments (no dyes)
is archival; EEM/EAM is not considered to be archival.
The new curves produce 4 very useful tones.
- UT11-N1 is neutral, similar to a selenium tone;
- UT11-MW-3 is 0.03 units warm, similar to PiezoTone WN & MIS FS;
- UT11-C+3 is 0.03 units cool, about like the old nc curve with the MIS VM inkset;
- UT11-W1 is 0.10 units warm, about twice as warm as the old vm inkset or the original MIS quads.
The curves are much smoother than the old vm curves. Some users don't even see the dots even with a loupe.
The UT11 curves are cross-platform, running on PC and Mac.
Resin coated papers can be printed with the UT inkset about as well as the UltraChrome inkset. As with
the UltraChrome inkset, the Photo Black ink must be used. MIS has a fine one. Most of the RC papers have
some reflective artifacts (like bronzing or slight dusting), but this is typical of all pigments on
RC papers. Cheap Epson Glossy Photo Paper SO41141 (available at Costco) appears to be the most free of these
defects. I think matte paper is still the most reliable and what I mostly use.
For the UT curves, I use No Color Adjustment (in the driver color management box) and Adobe RGB (1998)
(Edit, Color Settings). Other than these settings, the workflow is the same as the older vm curves workflow.
I hope these prove useful.
Paul
http://www.PaulRoark.com
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