Digital BW, The Print

Here i am replying to my own post :-)

After trying all day, I found tips posted by Bob ? to my first pleas 
in August, which suddenly seemed decipherable and produced an 
immediate improvement.

1.make 2x duplcate layers of the background
2.place one of Paul's curves above the first duplicate & set the Fill 
Opacity to around 70% & keep layer type Normal
3. on the 2nd duplicate layer, change the type to Overlay & the 
opacity to around 80%

Dont ask me why or how - but this has made an immediate improvement 
to my prints.
Can anyone delve deeper and/or finesse this procedure ?
Frank


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "frankg_photo" <frank@f...> 
wrote:
> Even with using 16 bit scans and doing the major curve/level adj 
> before switching to 8 bit, I still have a problem with 
posterisation 
> in areas of my prints.
> 
> I have tried the same neg/scan on several paper samples I had 
(Royal 
> Renaissance (Photo Rag), Eclipse Satine Soft & the Bright, EAM) & 
> it's pretty much the same on all.
> 
> I am using MIS sepia>neutral inkset in an 1160 with Paul's curves.
> 
> In the past some have reported duplicating the background layer 
> and/or combining 2 curve adjustment layers and/or adjusing the 
> opacities - this is a muddle for me.
> 
> can anyone clarify this workflow or suggest another way I can try 
and 
> beat the posterization blues
> 
> thanks
> Frankg