Digital BW, The Print

Hello Stephen,

>In terms of the range, the d-max might be greater that what I get 
>with UT-2 on PhotoRag, but there is compression of the lowest tones 
>and a loss of information in the highlights earlier than
>there would be with inkjet printing.

Wouldn't that depend on what paper they use, or if it's VC, what
filter they dialed in?  Perhaps they could change that if you request
it...

As for a general statement about inkjet contrast, that's hard to nail
down because inkjet papers vary quite a bit in their contrast, similar
to silver papers.  An image that looks great on PR may look more or
less contrasty on another paper.   Unfortunately there's no system of
grading papers so we just have to experiment to find one we like and
then adjust something to match it (paper profiles or whatever).

What if we could walk into Ritz Camera and buy a box of "Wonder-Lumi
Cold Grade 3 Smooth" and "Wonder-Lumi Warmtone Grade 2 Velvet"...

Or how about VC papers, with printers that would shine a certain color
LED on it just before the ink is applied...

Oh well, imagination is free and fun <g>.

Regards,
Clayton


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