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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Trouble with Piezo and MIS

2002-05-11 by Julian Thomas

Bernd, don't forget that MIS has adjusted the density of the inks slightly
form when you and I first switched over! I'm using the latest inks and they
match the density of the cone inks perfectly now.

Julian
----- Original Message -----
From: "ruhrfoto" <ruhrfoto@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 2:34 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Trouble with Piezo and MIS


> Stephen,
> when I switched from the PiezoDriver/Cone-Ink combo to the
> PiezoDriver/MIS-FS-Ink combo on my 1160 I had to readjust all
> my gradation-curves a bit - it was not a big deal.
> I printed a 21step wedge step and customized the greyscale
> settings in PS 6.0 for the new ink.
> From now on I had WYSIWYP on my monitor. Tonality of my
> prints was equal to the old Piezo-prints. I could only tell them
> apart by judging the slight difference in overall tone (slightly
> warmer with cone inks or vice versa: slightly cooler with MIS FS).
> Nothing about "muddy" prints at all.
> There seems to be something wrong with your settings.
> Did you print the 21 step greyscale wedge??
> Bernd
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Jerry Olson
> <jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> > Try Paul Roark's curves. I get really good prints with the MIS VM
> inkset.
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> > sdsmith9999 wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello group:
> > >
> > > I've switched from Cone inks to MIS FS.  Too much clogging
> in my 1140
> > > with Cone inks.
> > >
> > > Using MIS, I get nice tonal range with the Woolf curve but the
> dots
> > > are too visible.
> > >
> > > Images that printed wonderfully (great tones; no dots) with
> Cone inks
> > > come our muddy and blotched with MIS.
> > >
> > > I fiddled with the gamma in the piezo driver but that didn't
> help.
> > > Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > Thanks -- Stephen Smith
> > >
> > >
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