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Re: darker blacks than EAM? example.....

2002-08-04 by antonisphoto

Richard,

you can test better by printing a gray scale (such as the one that came with the 
piezo s/w) and taking a density reading of the 100% patch. If you let us know 
the numbers, we can all compare notes. Generally, you will get slightly better 
blacks by going to PhotoRag, but if you are seeing a dramatic lack of depth in 
the black, it may not be EAM which is very good that way.

If there is no banding with the black ink (which would reduce density), there 
may be other issues. Settling of ink that sat for a long time may be involved, or 
something you did to the file before printing....  

some things to consider.

Antonis



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "rich8155" <richard@c...> wrote:
But the blacks seem more of a very dark grey instead
> of a rich, deep black, especially in that area in the bottom right
> corner. Is this an ink issue or paper issue? Perhaps I'm getting the
> darkest black I'm going to get from FS-N ink? Would another paper 
> give
> me blacker blacks than EAM?

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