Digital BW, The Print

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!  Thanks!!!!  Those curves change everything!  I've 
been fighting with the original curves for 2 years and had just come 
to accept that some images just could not be successfully printed in 
quadtone... one of the hardest ones that I had been working on just 
yesterday printed perfectly first try with the new curves!!!  
Yeah!!!  Hats off to Paul!!!

mark

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Andrew Unger" 
<ungram@y...> wrote:
> Mark, I'm assuming that you are using the original VM inkset and 
the 
> original Roark 1160 curves.  I switched to the new curves designed 
> for the Ultratone VM inkset but am still using the original VM and 
> found a great improvement because the new curves have a smooth 
> transition.  The shadow problem is no more.  Reprinting some old 
> favorites has shown how much better the new curves are.  The toning 
> works just fine with the new curves too.  The new Ultratone VM set 
> will probably give even more improvement.  You can find the curves 
> and instructions in files/MIS/Ultratones/1160.  Remember to use "no 
> color adjustment" in the print dialog for color management.  - Andy
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Hahn" 
> <markhahn2000@y...> wrote:
> > I have been using the MIS-VM inkset with Roark curves and find 
> that I 
> > am exclusively shooting warm or medium warm ink... doesn't seem I 
> > really need the variable inkset and while I am generally happy 
> with 
> > the results, shadows are often a problem.  Do the Original or FS 
> > inksets give better shadow details?  If so, what 
curves/workflow?  
> > Opinions on best results?
> > 
> > thanks,
> > 
> > mark
> > 
> > PS  I recognize that I am asking for opinions only...