Digital BW, The Print

On 10/14/01 11:47 PM, "Diana York / Hawk Meadow Morgans"
<diana@...> wrote:

> Not sure
> what in the Osprey coating makes it not waterproof. Will have to check that
> out. We formulated our coatings to work well with pigment based inks to
> provide the best color gamut and longevity possible. We don't market our
> papers as waterproof or for outdoor applications. And we are working on new
> papers and coatings all the time.

I believe that the problem results from ink not being completely absorbed
into the paper...probably due to the coating.  When I look at an Osprey
print made with PiezoBW I see what looks like an oil slick in the dense
black regions even after several days of drying.  When these areas are hit
with water the ink bleeds.  Osprey, Peregrine and Red River's Aurora are the
only papers with which I've observed this.  Merlin doesn't do this...but the
blacks are really weak with PiezoBW...HOWEVER...this paper has not been
profiled...so who knows what the blacks could be.

Robert