Digital BW, The Print

I get a decent light tone by using the vmqnw curve with the yellow 
slider cranked all the way to -25. I'll have to try the two different 
curves at 50% each to see the difference. I use the MIS sepia/neutral 
CIS setup. I don't like filling carts any more than I have to. At 
first I had a lot of microbanding but it all went away after a while. 
Been playing with some Arches watercolor papers, great for deckle 
edges, but needs some more experimenting.


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "elizabethsgallery" 
<eprofit@h...> wrote:
> I'm thrilled that the vaccum filling of the virgin empty's and 
> installation went flawlessly on my 1160.  I have severe 
microbanding 
> in my first test prints but I read from the archives that I need to 
> do my printhead alignment on the same weight stock and set the 
paper 
> thickness.  The nozzle checks are perfect so this must be my only 
> recourse.
> 
> The other thing I tried was to get one shade warmer than the 
neutral 
> I placed two curve adjustment layers over my image both at 50% 
> opaque, One was the VMQW and the other was the VMNW and the tone 
was 
> wonderful!  I found the VMQC curve to be awful taking away all 
> highlight and mid light tones.  Now to start trialing some papers 
and 
> of course fix the microbanding.
> 
> QUESTION...
> Can the cartridge be vaccuum filled again once it's been used or 
from 
> here out can I only use the bottom fill method?
> 
> QUESTION...
> Has any experamented with papers that print nice but also deckle 
tear 
> nicely too?
> 
> Elizabeth
> www.elizabeths.ca