Digital BW, The Print

Hi Martin,

This would be the standard uncoated Velvet. My impression was that the
standard Velvet was one of the best papers for 4-ink printers, such as
my 1160.

Best, Jamie.



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Martin Wesley"
<mwesley250@e...> wrote:
> Jamie,
> 
> Did you get the "Photo Enhanced", that is inkjet receptor coated,
Velvet or
> the uncoated standard? That may be your problem.
> 
> Martin Wesley
> http://www.borderless-photos.de/guests.html
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "robotmonkey1" <dandy@q...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y...>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 3:20 PM
> Subject: [Digital BW] Sommerset Velvet...am I missing something here?
> 
> 
> > Something possessed me to try out a new paper in my workflow, in this
> > case Sommerset Velvet. None of the local photography stores carried it
> > so I decided to cut my own from larger sheets available at a
> > traditional art store. I know from previous posts that people are
> > using EAM (my favored paper) for proofing and Sommerset Velvet for
> > production prints. Are the curves THAT different for the papers? I
> > have ended up with flat, blotchy, and bizarre-cold hued prints, even
> > though the VM curve was warm.
> >
> > Am I missing something obvious here about the handling of Sommerset
> > Velvet? Is there something special about the stock marketed towards
> > digital printing?
> >
> > Sorry if this topic has been covered previously...I could not find the
> > answers in a quick search of the archives.
> >
> >
> > Best, Jamie.
> >
> >
> >
> > :Jamie Drouin Photographs:
> > http://www.jamiedrouin.com
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