Digital BW, The Print

Hello neilsphoto,

>Merlin smooth was very pale 

It has a very long straight line section with a short toe.  It
requires a slight contrast curve to punch it up.  It gives a huge
amount of control for an image with important midtones - very pretty.


>I just need to get more paper to try.  

I usually cut my samples down to smaller sizes for trials, so I can
experiment a bit.


 
>I wish HM made the papers I think I like in 8.5x11.  Most seem 
>to start at 13x19.

They will sell them smaller, just ask on the phone.  They are very
good folks.


 
>Now about profiles...there weren't any new choices, just the 
>same papers that appear with a 2200 and matt black ink.   
>Should I see the HM papers there?   Did I need to 
>restart or something? ...I need to figure out if I have the 
>profiles loaded and working right.

I'm not sure if profiles make any difference in BO printing.   Aren't
profiles suposed to affect the mixing of multiple inks?  Anybody know
about this?

Thanks for the report.


Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm