Digital BW, The Print

>... In your original post you mentioned
>that: "Permajet has also sent me some papers. They now have a winner
>which was labeled "ISC" in the box I received. It may be the best
>paper I've ever used. It is said to be cotton, buffered, and have no
>optical brighteners. I have had no flaking with it yet, and it's
>dmax is the best of the cotton papers, equaling EAM at 1.67 (Eboni &
>1280), and beating PhotoRag (1.66) and PremierArt/UltraSmooth (1.61)."

>Is this paper commercially available under the name "ISC" or did you
>receive a pre-release evaluation sample?  I looked on PermaJet's
>website and couldn't pick out the paper you're talking about.

I have not received any further information on it.  I think Jobo is going to
be the primary U.S. distributor.  Hopefully the price will be reasonable,
but Permajet's record on that front is not encouraging.  I'll post any
information I get.

If nothing more, it indicates that the paper companies are focused on the
market now, and they are finding ways to improve the papers.  So with
PremierArt's paper as a baseline -- a 200+ year paper with a dmax of 1.61
for just under $1/letter-size sheet -- I'd say the paper picture is looking
good.

Paul
http://www.PaulRoark.com

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--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
<p1aul.roark@v...> wrote:
> chipcarterdc@h... wrote:
>
> >Paul: what profile did you use for printing on this paper?  I'm
using
> >a 2200 and ImagePrint and would like to try this paper out.  (I
know
> >Colorbyte will create profiles, but I'm way outside of their 90 day
> >support period).
>
> I have been making "UltraSmooth" curves for the UT inkset recently.
>
> So, with a RIP, I'd just try some of the other cotton paper
profiles -- like
> PhotoRag's.
>
> This might work with B&W.  One thing I've noticed with the
> UltraSmooth/PremierArt paper is that it goes cold in the shadows.
In color
> this could be a problem until specific profiles are written.
>
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com
> _____________________________
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
> <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> > Epson UltraSmooth has been released by Epson as PremierArt Matte
> Scrapbook
> > Photo Paper -- and at a reasonable price.  See
> >
> > http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/ProductMediaSpec.jsp?
> BV_UseBVCookie=yes&i
> > nfoType=Overview&oid=-11066&category=Paper+%26+Media
> >
> > I have some and it prints just like the "UltraSmooth" that I'd
> previously
> > been sent.
>
>
>
>
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