Digital BW, The Print

Carl

Sorry to hark back to this but have you tried printing this with your 2200
QTR curves?  I just printed it with EEM 50:50 warm:cool on EEM.  There is a
very clear step change in the black in the high 90s suggesting that the
black doesn¹t scale to its max but rather scales to a lower dMax level and
then punches to max black in the high 90s.  I can see a clear line stepping
down from about 98 on the top scale to the same level on the bottom scale.
The gradation to the right of this line clearly begins at a lighter shade.
Every  other part of the image exhibits a smooth transition. I am wondering
whether I have something wrong with my printer or whether the ink
limits/boost on these curves need a rethink....

Steve


From: Carl Schofield <scho@...>
Reply-To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 12:39:58 -0500
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] smoothest gradient from hex/quadtone?

The OffsetGradient tif file (in the list files archive) is also very
useful for diagnosing flat spot or breaks that can lead to
posterization.  


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