Digital BW, The Print

Peter, I use UT inks and have had few problems with them on glossy 
papers, they only smudge when I apply alot of pressure!.  

Wrt the curves producing extreme tones. this may have something to do 
with a fairly well manipulated image before the curve is applied.  
Once you have applied the curve (if as a layer flatten the image) and 
then look at the histogram in levels and see what state the curve is 
in.  If there is a lot of info missing in the left-hand side the 
computer has to guess what tones should be there, hence the unreal 
tones.  The only way I have cured this posterization is to rescan the 
image, and make the scan look like I want it to wrt tones, contrast 
etc and then apply very small curves/levels to make sure the image is 
in good condition for when the curve is applied.

Gareth

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "flabes23" 
<peter.bongard@t...> wrote:
> Paul,
> can I replace the VM-Inks with the Ultratone-Inks when they are 
empty 
> or do I run the risk of damaging the Printheads of my 1290? I've 
> heard somewhere that once you've switched to a certain MIS Quadtone-
> Set you should stick with this one. I also thought about replacing 
> the VM-Set with the VMS-Set. Is it possible or do I have to buy a 
> second printer for that?  
> One last thing: When doing prints with your curves I sometime 
> experience harsh black parts in the image. It's hard to describe, 
but 
> it looks as if the parts with the black ink were solarized. Any 
> solution for this issue? What about Tyler Boleys curves?
> Sorry for the bunch of questions. Any help would be apprechiated.
> 
> Regards
> Peter