Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "sdsmith9999" 
<sdsmith9999@a...> wrote:
> Thanks, folks, for the help.  
> 
> I'm having trouble with the Roark curve too.  A 21 step test strip 
> looks really compressed.  
> 
> I'm not a whiz at this stuff.  Cone/Piezo worked well, but that was 
> on my previous computer. So I'm wonding about my settings upstream 
of 
> the Piezo driver.  What, in general, should I do in the color 
space?  

Stephan:

The Roark and Randall workflows are very fussy about colorspace, 
gamma, color correction on or off, etc.  You must follow the recipe 
exactly.  

Speaking for the Randall workflow:
1) you should have your monitor set to gamma 2.2 and edit your image 
in gamma 2.2 space
2) If your image is not already in AdobeRGB 1998 (a gamma 2.2 space) 
then convert your image to AdobeRGB.
4) Use No color correction (Set it in the Epson properties dialog)
5) Set your print driver to Color space: same as source (PS6.0) or 
Space:Abobe RGB (PS5.5)  Uncheck printer CM.
5) Check all other setting in the workflow document.
6) EAM paper (or similar)?

The 1160 driver sometimes does not register changes in the Advanced 
properties box--after setting and hitting OK, hit the advanced button 
again and then OK.  This seems to work (at least for me).

Version E workflow is for the reformulated FS inks (since abut 
January 2002 )If you bought your FS inkset before then, try the 
Version D workflow.

Double check to make sure your inks are in the correct positions.  
Print out a purge file.  Dark gray = cyan position  Middle gray = 
magenta position  Light gray = yellow position.


Good Luck.

Jeff Randall