Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "neilhfolberg" 
<folberg@n...> wrote:
> 
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> > I had more flaking problems then this with photorag. I used 
> William 
> > Turner more and this was also bad. But I must add that the 
> humidity 
> > here is low. What happens after you spot print and frame it, 
> only to 
> > discover that it flakes more hanging on the wall? Or does the 
> fixative 
> > prevent all future flaking? 
> 
> I haven't had the prints hanging yet, but I have been keeping 
> them in a portfolio case and handling them a lot and they haven't 
> flaked.


I guess this can be representative of putting print through it's 
"paces", flake-wise then. The thing about being behind a frame is that 
you'd have to disassemble it to respot it. And worse than this, if you 
used plexi instead of glass, the static charge buildup might 
contribute to flaking. I put Eclipse behind conservation clear (UV) 
glass and usually don't have problems.

Btw, I didn't mean to give the impression that I used a LOT of Photo 
Rag, just printed a few samples and gave up. My flaking experiences 
were much more with William Turner...but still both papers are made by 
same company, and my photo Rag samples had flaking.


> > I've been thinking of doing some b&w prints with small areas 
> of spot 
> > color added which IP5 folks tell me is possible IF I run IP5 to 
> print 
> > RGB.
> 
> It will work fine - you get perfectly neutral B&W prints using the 
> RGB profiles in IP, all you lose is the "toner" control.

Thank you- when buying a new printer, other's observations on how good 
it works are crucial. Esp as with IP5 included, this gets pricy for a 
desktop.
Jim H.

> 
>  Neil Folberg 
> www.neilfolberg.com