Digital BW, The Print

In a message dated 5/5/02 8:20:48 PM, dellaellingson@... writes:

>This is simple. Your scans need improvement. Others
>see the difference. CD Tobie is also an expert <wanders off into unnecessary 
mudslinging...>

Scans are indeed a rather noisy type of file compared to vector art converted 
to bitmap; but the other factor here... which I brought up in a different 
(poorly titled) post is that line pairs only define one bit black and white 
resolution, not gradient capacity or resolution in high bit files, and adding 
more gray inks by common sense do not improve your blacks, only your grays. 
If you want a finer resolution as defined by a one bit file, you would add 
more black inks and write the driver accordingly; if you want smoother grays, 
and more levels of gray, then the Cone system makes sense. But it will be 
much harder to quantify than one bit file resolution.

C. David Tobie
Design Cooperative
CDTobie@...