Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "bbiess" <bbiess@y...>=
 
wrote:
> 
> I've been using a UT2 inkset in my Epson 890 for a few weeks now and 
> have produced some beautiful black and white prints, however, I think 
> I've run into my first snag.  
> 
> I recently refilled my carts, but continued to produce great output, 
> until I tried to print a recent digital photo.  The image (located 
> here – http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo.tcl?photo_id=2226399 if 
> you're interested) goes from extreme black to extreme white and looks 
> great on-screen, however, when printed I seem to lose both ends of 
> the spectrum.  The print lacks any deep blacks or bright whites – 
> everything just appears in boring shades of grey.  The image, 
> produced like all the successful ones, is RGB, but converted to B&W 
> and is printed using Paul's Neutral curve.
> 
> Thinking there may be a problem with the carts, I ran a head cleaning 
> cycle and a nozzle check, which produces perfect results.  I also 
> printed a copy of the 21-step wedge, which printed just like it 
> should.  This would lead me to believe that my problem is not ink, 
> printheads, cartridges or printer, so I'm really stumped about what 
> it could be!
> 
> Anyone have any thoughts on what's going on with this one image?   
> Any suggestions on what I might try??  HELP!  I'd really like a good 
> copy of this pic!
> 
> -Bob

Hi Bob,

I looked at the image you posted and I don't see any blacks or whites.
The darkest black is about 88% and except for just a few pixels the
lightest white is about 12%.    Just a Auto Levels helps a lot.

Roy