Digital BW, The Print

I know its poor netiquette to reply yo your own post but you can't 
edit messages in this forum!!

Just uploaded some scans of prints which exhibit the problems I am 
talking about.

http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/town/green/aoot87/imagesoflife/avebury
-printscanned.jpg

and 

http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/town/green/aoot87/imagesoflife/avon-
printscan.jpg

Thanks

Gareth




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "garethlock4472" 
<gareth.lock@b...> wrote:
> Paul, Many thanks for the files and help.  I have applied the no-
> adjustment curve but to no avail.  I tried printing out the Avebury 
> stones image but there was still the polarisation showing.  I ahave 
a 
> feeling it has something to do with the image rather than the 
> printing process.  
> 
> I just don't know what is wrong with the way the image is created 
> that is causing the problem.  I have been wondering if the fact 
that 
> some of the tones are missing isn't so much but rather that there 
is 
> too much of one tone and therefore overloading the print with too 
> much.
> 
> I would appreciate it if someone could produce a print on their 
1270 
> to see if it is a problem with the image.  I will try and hook up 
my 
> flatbed to show what the final printed image looks like.
> 
> Thanks once gain, especially Paul.
> 
> Gareth
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
> <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> > Gareth,
> > 
> > >I have recently purchased some VT Blax inks (rebranded MIS, as 
they
> > >are part of the same company)
> > 
> > I don't think they are the same company.  Permajet appears to be a
> > re-seller.
> > 
> > >It seems that some prints when I print them out are missing some
> > >tones, and this is causing almost polarisation of the image.  I 
> have
> > >printed them out on an 1160 with a quad-tone VT Blax set and 
there
> > >doesn't seem to be a problem.
> > 
> > It could be bad curves.  I'll send the "No color adjustment" 
> 1270/870 curves
> > I have that usually work better than the older ones.
> > 
> > >... when I do a nozzle check it is fairly
> > >good with only a couple of lines missing (1mm on maybe one of 
the 
> six
> > >patterns),
> > 
> > The nozzle check should be perfect, not just fairly good.
> > 
> > Good luck.
> > 
> > Paul
> > http://www.PaulRoark.com