Digital BW, The Print

Paul,

I tried Tyler's curves, but they create only more problems, 
unfortunately.  A MAC/PC thing maybe? So I took your other 
suggestion and started adjusting the green curve on both the 
vmm8-w and vmm8-mw. I immediately started getting better 
results and a couple of prints came out not bad, however, I still 
have not solved the problem. On an IR image with dark sky that 
lightens towards the horizon, I get posterization no matter what I 
do to the green curve, I suspect that the other curves might need 
adjusting as well, but I have no idea where to begin. Is this type 
of  tweaking with quad/hex blacks normal when getting a system 
set up?

mike




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> I have found that the warm curves often need tweaking before 
they will work
> well with the vm-s inkset.  Take a look at the "gree" curves in 
the "warm"
> and "mw" curves.  A "green" (toner) curve that is about half way 
between
> these might work well.
> 
> I get the best neutral print by having just a little toner in the print 
all
> the way.  So, the curve rises steeply from the black end, and 
then, it turns
> rather sharply toward, becoming nearly horizontal around 50%.
> 
> I, unfortunately, do not have a 1280 to help make the curves.  
Try Tyler's
> Wm04 curve for the 1280.  It might be very close to what I have 
in mind.  It
> is "warm" without being as extreme as I tried to make the 
"warm" curves for
> the standard MIS VM inkset.  This curve is posted in the forum 
Files
> section.  If you can't find it I can send a copy to you.
> 
> Good luck.  Let us know how the Tyler Wm04 works for you.
> 
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com