Digital BW, The Print

Hallo,

Paul and others,

The 1290 VM-(old) works all of them for me. 
Only I think the VM_gs1-curve is to steep in 100 to ~70% - (the curve 
for grayscale printing) so I use the VM-nc1 curve instead. 
For me all the RGB curves are ok! Very good indeed! That is VM-c1,-nc 
and - w1! The -gs1 you might like if you like darker shadows with the 
highlights as usual.

Fiat Lux!
Bo
 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Bo Wrangborg" 
<sm7bxd@y...> wrote:
> Hallo,
> 
> Ones I forgot to Grayscale--->RGB before choosing the w1-curve.
> I remember the same stepwedge as you. Could you have forgotten that?
> 
> ?
> Bo
> 
>  
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Paul Roark" 
> <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> > scrber [stephen.bate@m...] wrote:
> > 
> > >... MIS VM hextone set for the Epson 1290 (with Paul's new 
curves).
> > >... printed the 21 step wedge on EAM and have found the 
following:
> > 
> > >cool : Nicely separated, seems very even and just what I'd 
expect.
> > 
> > >NC : as above
> > 
> > >Warm : yikes.  There is a huge separation between the 75 and 80
> > >steps,...
> > 
> > That is where the steep toner curve starts.  Other 1290s seem to 
> handle it
> > well.  So, your machine might be slightly off or something in 
your 
> settings
> > may be different.  Before, tweaking the curve, I'd re-check the 
> settings.
> > 
> > > There are no smooth graduations between midtones (all of
> > >which seem extremely light) and the shadows - for sure this is 
not 
> a
> > >smooth ramp.
> > 
> > Now it is sounding like the cyan (main midtone) was missing.  Be 
> sure to do
> > a nozzle check.  However, if the cyan ink(s) are not firing 
right, 
> none of
> > the curves would print well.
> > 
> > I'd check the rest of the system before tweaking any curves.  
Also, 
> I'll
> > send you curves off list just in case the warm curve that MIS 
> posted is
> > corrupted.
> > 
> > 
> > Paul
> > http://www.PaulRoark.com