Digital BW, The Print

Are you using curves to print with this inkset?

Chris Hargens

--- In 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "markjamesfisher" 
<markjamesfisher@y...> wrote:
> Sounds encouraging.  At least I know it is possible! Unfortunately, 
I 
> am on a PC so the QTR stuff won't help me much.  For reference, my 
> settings are Profile: Custom Dot gain, intent: relative 
colormetric, 
> paper: enhanced matte, gamma 1.8 (could this be it?), mode: 
> photorealistic--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, 
> Carl Schofield <scho@m...> wrote:
> > Mark,
> > 
> > What method are you using to print with the UT inks in the 2200?  
> I'm 
> > using QTR with the UT inks in my 2200 and don't have a problem 
with 
> > blocked shadows.  Here are some density measurements for the UT 
> inks in 
> > that range on EEM:
> > 95% - 1.49
> > 96% - 1.52
> > 97% - 1.55
> > 98% - 1.60
> > 99% - 1.64
> > 100% - 1.69
> > 
> > There are some QTR profiles for the UT inks in the 2200 Ultratone 
> > Profiles.sit file, in the QuadToneRIP 2.0 folder on my 
filesharing 
> site 
> > if you want to try them:
> > http://homepage.mac.com/scho/FileSharing2.html
> > 
> > Carl
> > On Saturday, August 30, 2003, at 09:49  AM, markjamesfisher wrote:
> > 
> > > I'm trying (desparately) to get decent separation in the 95% 
> range of
> > > blacks.  I've tweaked my custom dot gain without much to show 
for
> > > it.  The shadows seem to block up on the print at 95-97% on up 
no
> > > matter what I do.  Is there another way to deal with this?  Is
> > > another inkset the only answer?  Or do I simply need to accept 
> this
> > > and move on?  Or do I worry too much (:
> > >
> > > Thanks -- Mark
> > >