Approximating Selenium or Pt tone from Epson ABW? Options

[Let Biogons be B...]

Epson's "Advanced Black and White" (ABW) print driver allows a fair range of tones for B&W. I would like to know if it can approximate a traditional selenium tone print or platinum print? This wasn't really discussed in the book, but it would be nice to see the full capabilities of the ABW driver. Has anyone come up with a setting in the Epson ABW driver (H and V on that circular color wheel) that comes close to mimicking these tones? I am looking for some settings that will give me a good place to start. Does anyone have any suggestions on some initial settings to try? Is there a good place to start? How would you characterize the color of the tone of selenium or platinum prints? Thanks.

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One thing to keep in mind is that the tone you get via ABW sliders is going to vary significantly depending on the paper you use. Perhaps someone here may have some favorite settings to share if you pick a paper. Aside from that, one recommendation is to use the Dark setting as it seems to produce the most linear result.

[Let Biogons be B...]

Yes, I've heard that the "dark" setting is best. I use the Piezography Neutral K7 inks in another printer, but need to do some glossy/semi-gloss/satin printing and would like to see what ABW is capable of. Unfortunately, Selenium MPS is not yet ready (or at least, not plug-and-play ready), so I'm ready to give the Epson inks a shot.

I am sure that each paper will respond to the ink differently. That's why I was hoping for a good starting point and then do some tweaking of the tone for each paper. Any thoughts or experience with appropriate "H" and "V" settings on the ABW color wheel? How would you characterize a traditional selenium tone? Slightly red and slightly blue (purple-ish)? How about platinum? I am at a loss to describe the "color" of platinum print.

I think that to some extent, the Epson B&W, even when "neutral" has a slight tone to it (I might call it greenish) but that could be paper dependent (Innova Fibaprint Semi-Matte). I am hoping, though, with reasonable adjustment, I can get a decent approximation of selenium or platinum, even if I can't get a completely neutral tone. Any other insights and thoughts on this? Many thanks.

One thing to keep in mind is that the tone you get via ABW sliders is going to vary significantly depending on the paper you use. Perhaps someone here may have some favorite settings to share if you pick a paper. Aside from that, one recommendation is to use the Dark setting as it seems to produce the most linear result.