Digital BW, The Print

Where are the "two rows of squares" in the realignment procedure???
 
Stan Shire
Associate Professor/Department Chair
Photographic Imaging
Community College of Philadelphia
Adobe Photoshop 6 A.C.E.
Author: Hands On Photoshop 7: Tutorial Workshops

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-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Frost [mailto:bobfrost@...] 
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 3:41 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Light banding-- what are the signs of it?
 
Albert,

No  matter what I do, I still get some microbanding at 1440 dpi, but if
I
switch to 2880 dpi it almost disappears, even under a x10 loupe.

Bob Frost.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Wesley" <mwesley250@...>
>
> This sounds like what is sometimes called corduroy banding where no
paper
> shows through but the density varies to create bands parallel to the
travel
> of the print head. There have been times with my two 1280's when this
was
> not present but for the most part it is there. Various things can help
but
> never seem to completely eliminate it but I have mine down to where
you
need
> a loupe to see it.
>
> Try cleaning out the heads with Windex or ammonia and water using a
syringe
> and cleaning the undersides of the heads.
>
> Full head realignment, not just the lines portion but the two rows of
> squares as well.
>
> Try sending your file to the printer at a different resolutions. This
can
be
> a big help and will often move or narrow the effected tonal range.





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