Digital BW, The Print

Doesn't it really boil down to the scan? Early piezo users complained 
bitterly that the blacks were not deep enough! So to compensate many users 
were compressing there data to increase the perception of black. I would have 
to agreee with Austin, If the scan has open shadows then piezo will print 
them open without compression! I could very well be that Mike K. and his 
image print rip can add black density without any compression. 100%k is 100%K 
and All I no is that, if the file has 100%k tones than I get it on the print 
with my piezo drivers! If a make a print that looks a little weak, sure 
enough I go back and find that my blacks are only measuring 97%
Steven Meyers 3000,7000

In a message dated 03/24/2002 11:31:29 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
steadmanuhlich@... writes:


> Austin wrote (little snip):
> 
> I don't have that problem with Piezo, and my shadows are very very open.
> Now, I don't disagree that the density of the darkest black in Piezo isn't
> as dense as "other" methods, for what ever reason, but as has been pointed
> out...it really doesn't matter if the overall print has the dynamic range
> (separation of tones).  I like the comment that Piezo prints are more like
> photo gravures.  I like photo gravures ;-)
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Austin
> 




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