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RE: [Digital BW] Re: PIEZOGRAPHY bw icc GRAYSCALE

2004-03-02 by Richard

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From: Johnny Eades [mailto:jeades1@...] 
Sent: 02 March 2004 19:07
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: PIEZOGRAPHY bw icc GRAYSCALE

To do a short recap of my problem, I have the Piexotone inkset from 
inkjetmall and have the ICC profiles to use with them. This is their 
inkset designed specifically for use with the ICC version of PiezoBW. 
All nozzles are firing and the grayscale on the screen looks perfect 
with separation between each 5% area. Jon recommends setting the 
monitor and photoshop at Gamma 1.8, I did that also. I defined the 
black point and the white point of the monitor using a utility called 
WYZIWYG which allows more manual calibration than Adobe Gamms. Jon 
recommends using Photo quality ink jet paper settings for Photoshop 
printing but using the correct paper profile for proofing.When 
everything looks just right, then I print using the ICC profiles 
provided for Epson Matte Heavyweight paper. The result is a grayscale 
with the middle third the same tone as the middle 50% tone. The tones 
above and below it are the same tone as the 50% tone. Has anyone had 
this same problem and solved it, and if so will you please tell me 
how to do it? Today I'm back to Black ONly printing because that 
works perfectly. I wanted to compare it to the PIEZO ICC profile 
method before making any change for the better. so far I haven't 
found anything better for me than BO, but I'm still searching for the 
HOLY GRAIL of BW printing.


Change you inks and make sure they are the ICC sequence.

Richard


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