Digital BW, The Print

I have downloaded the profiles that Paul has on the MIS website for an Epson Photo 
Stylus 1200. I'm using the variable Quadtone ink sets and have everything set up as 
suggested by Paul's workflow. I have had nothing but horrid results. After the first 
print hit the garbage can I loaded the curves back in and went into the individual 
channels and looked at the way he has them bent. After looking at the individual 
colors and how they are bent, I thought I had found the problem. I was having a 
minor bit of solarization going on in mid-tones. So I took the pins out of the Blue 
curve which were bent in a ridiculous manner which was causing the solarization. You 
can't bend curves up and down in a sign wave type of manner and have your tones 
come out without them being solorized. I can't see how anyone can have decent 
results with these curve settings. My shadow area is not continuous; there are blotchy 
spots through out the blacks, no continuous tones. It looks like someone took a felt 
tip pen and made a bunch of dots to create the black area. I just can't see how these 
curves were created and anyone have, like I said, good results. I'm professional color 
technician and have been doing color for prepress for over 7 years and can't seem to 
get this to work. If anyone has ANY advice on how these inks and how digital printing 
with these inks and curve settings, please let me know how you accomplished this. 
Everyone I have asked can't see how these curve settings can even come close to 
giving good results. I have had everything set exactly as to Paul's workflow and just 
can't seem to get it right. Conventional printing may be the road I travel again. This is 
very counter-productive.

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