Digital BW, The Print

It was always my understanding that the paper driver setting influenced the amount ink 
that was laid down, especially in the low end. This is because PREMIUM rc type papers have  
the ink on the surface where matte and rag papers have more absorption. But like he said, 
you could easily adjust this in curves by moving up the bottom shadow  ( toe ) of the curve 
if necessary. This might come in to play when you have lots of deep blacks in large areas.

john






 Although I wonder: would
> > incorrectly specifying the media type then  cause the driver to use an
> > incorrect ink configuration (laydown), in spite of the correct profile
> > being used?
> > 
> > Phil
> 
> I can't say for sure what the Epson drivers do but I think the paper
> selection is mainly for physical properties like thickness, platen gap.
> But, who knows, it could use different ink limits.
> 
> Roy