Digital BW, The Print

>... UT ink for 1160 ...

>1) If you apply the tone curve as a layer what happens if you adjust 
>the opacity of the layer? Does it fine tune the tone or completely 
>cock it up? 

I don't know.  

>2) Would I be right in saying that to get the very best quality the 
>curve should be applied to a 16 bit RGB image rather than 8 bit?

Yes, but it may not make a visible difference.

Buy some good, cheap matte paper and try things.  Learning the materials by
experimenting is part of the fun. 

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com