Digital BW, The Print

Hello Jerry,

> save it to a CD in Photoshop 7 format without making any
adjustments. 

Ok, sounds fine. 

>I never shoot raw, as I can't tell the difference between the least
>compressed JPG file and the Raw file in actual use. 

Understood.

> Say, these prints you were sending out for stamps. Were they 1280
and
> black ink only?  I must have missed a couple of your posts. If so,
>what settings did you use for this?  

It's an 870 with BO.  Here's my basic procedure:

- scan neg into PS7 to Gray Scale mode
- assigned profile is Dot Gain 20%
- select "Output" in the Print preview window (no color management)
- print using Epson driver with these settings
   - Ink = black
   - resolution = Photo 1440 dpi
   - High Speed is checked (slow is more likely to show banding)
   - color control = gamma 2.2
   - contrast/brightness sliders are at 0
   - paper setting is Matte Paper - Heavyweight

This gives me close to WYSIWYG operation.  I don't know if you've done
much BO printing but I can send you the samples if you want to see the
kind of results I'm getting, just email me with your postal address. 
I'm making up a set to take to the PO soon so I could include it today
if you're quick.  

Regards, - cj