Digital BW, The Print

In a message dated 5/18/02 11:55:34 PM, gschern@... writes:

>EAM in our opinion is not 
>a 'thicker' paper, but it could be considered borderline. Any thicker 
>than EAM and we recommend using the '+' setting.
>
There are multiple factors: thickness, firmness, stiffness, and texture. 
DotWorks fine art paper (FHM) is a 100% rag stock, which is "fluffy" like 
watercolor paper, and even the untextured version has a deep matte to it. 
Compared to that, their new Card Stock paper (FH2) is far less fluffy, even 
if the caliper is greater, and the surface still has a good matte to it, but 
not as deep at the Fine Art stock; it is much stiffer however. Determining 
which setting to use with either of these on a given printer would require 
considering all four of these factors, as well as others, like the feed route 
(for printers with a tray path and a straight path) and roll curl (for roll 
based uses). Stiff papers may fed well via straight routes with the "0" 
setting, but require the "+" setting for paper tray feed, unless a tail 
margin sufficient to allow for end-of-sheet "snap" is included. Personally I 
find the margin required in such cases, even with the  "+" setting.

C. David Tobie
Design Cooperative
CDTobie@...