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The printer driver is smart enough to protect you from using the wrong blacks by accident-if you have photo black active, all the fine art papers that should use matte black are disabled. The 3880 still needs to do an ink swap, but the waste and time is minimal. When switching between matte black and photo black, you don’t need to remove a cartridge as you do with the other printers. Unlike the other printers in the x880 line, the 3880 has all nine inks on-board. Looking at the color gamut of the 3880 with Epson Premium Luster paper, it’s easy to see that the new printer offers a wider range of color possibilities, especially in the deeper blues and magentas than was previously possible. In short, Epson gives you more control over the black-and-white output of any printer available-to get more than this you’d need to invest in a RIP such as ImagePrint or ColorBurst. It also gives you control over the density of the tone, and the ability to add color toning, such as sepia or platinum tones, to your output. The Advanced Black-and-White Photo mode in the Epson driver minimizes the amount of color inks used to virtually eliminate this color cast. This can often lead to unwanted color casts-most often a magenta or green cast-in your monochrome prints. When printing in black and white, almost all inkjet printers use a mix of the color inks to create better toning and smoother gradations than you’d be able to get by using just two or three shades of black or gray inks.
#Epson 3880 printer software update
I do wish Epson would update the driver to allow you to view a preview of your own images in the Advanced Black-and-White Photo dialog rather than a static image-it would make selecting tonal adjustments easier. Prints done in this mode have virtually no metamerism. The Advanced Black-and-White Photo mode of the driver gives you excellent control over toning and density of your monochrome prints.