Digital BW, The Print

Todd,

You wrote:

>I'm using the MIS VT for the first time tonight in my 1160. As you may
>recall I've been using the VP3 setup until now (for those who may care, the
>VP3 curves were for use with a Piezo/Generations ink blend, with a similar
>workflow to the MIS VT).

>I'm finding files which I tweaked for VP3, print muddy with the MIS VT if
>left unaltered. Is this to be expected? I'm finding I don't get as good a
>screen to print match with the VT as I did with the VP3, in that the file
>now requires more contrast to look right in print.

The MIS VM/VT variable-tone inkset takes somewhat different curves than the
VP3 inkset did.  Even though the inks are very close to the same densities,
the colors of the inks are slightly different.  However, with the right
curves, the results are very similar.  The same standards in terms of g/s
contrast were used for making the curves, so the grayscale file should print
at the same contrast as before.  I'm not sure I can tell which prints are
done with which inkset for those g/s files that I've printed with both.

So, since I save only the g/s file, I find I the prints done with the two
systems essentially interchangeable.

The exception to this is files that I did as split-tones and saved as RGB
files.  For these, I went back to the g/s file and re-did the split-toning
with the new curves designed for the MIS VM/VT inkset.  I

Paul
http://www.PaulRoark.com