Digital BW, The Print

I am not sure exactly what you mean.  I did set up a custom dot gain 
curve to try to match a printed step wedge with the monitor.  I also 
tried to tweak it using real photos.  I am also using the gray 
balancer.

Mark

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Chris Hargens" 
<chargens@s...> wrote:
> 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
> > > >