Digital BW, The Print

With some simple tests you can find what level your printer starts 
printing full black at (typically not 0) and limit output to that.  
White is trickier.  If you have spectral highlight with a hard edge, 
going to paper white gives you a real sparkle, but if you are 
breaking to pure white on something like someone's cheek, it doesn't 
usually look that good.  You can do tests and find out what the 
lightest shade of gray that you can *print* and then limit output to 
that.  Taking 5-10 off each end isn't a bad starting point.

mark

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Kale" 
<stevekale@b...> wrote:
> A basic PS question:  I am working my way thru Martin Evening's PS 
book as I try to 
> learn more about digital.   I am a little confused by the 
discussion re Output Levels in 
> the Image > Adjustments > Levels section.  Martin always seems to 
talk in terms of 
> half tone printing presses and talks about constraining the output 
levels (eg 12 to 
> 243) to suit the press.  What if any alteration to these output 
levels should I do to 
> print on an inkjet printer?   (I predominantly print using my Epson 
2100 - both B&W 
> and Colour but would also like to deliver content to larger format 
Epson printers or 
> even a Lightjet printer at a lab.)
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Steve