Digital BW, The Print

Lou

check with them if their 120 has a rip server ? You may have to run some
experiments with B&W prints to them at different density adjustments on
global via level adjustments and micro via selected area adjustments.

Check with them the settings they send it to printer at - or at least make
sure they sure the same setting each time,

If done right the Xerox's should be able to give a good tonal range but
there is still that subtle line effect due to the printing of the image line
by line. I have seen b& w prints done on the smaller brother of this the
1250 on yupo paper - they are quite lovely,

Paper stock - you might want to go with some thing like mat art paper - wood
free with its inherent texture and lower opacity could dilute the blackness
of the black.


Xerox should have a calibration routine in hardware and software - it
calibrates for tone reproduction - the kodak gray scale target and tone a
kodak color table. But I doubt if they will allow you access to the unit to
run this.


cheers

ellery


  -----Original Message-----
  From: lou3602002 [mailto:LouHills@...]
  Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 1:40 AM
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [Digital BW] Laser printing


  Hi

  Enjoy this list very much.

  Very pleased with my 2200 QTR UC EEM B/Ws using XP Home version and
  PS 7 on PC. Thanks Roy for making the high quality, low cost RIP
  available for the PC.

  I also publish a B/W Newsletter with lots of quality B/W photos.
  Typically about 20 over 12 pages.

  The model boat organization that I publish it for can't afford
  Inkjet, so I go the laser route.  Currently using a new Xerox
  DocuTech 120 (600 dpi) at a local service bureau and looking at a GCC
  Elite 40 (1200 dpi) for in-house use.

  My source images are high quality B/W film scans and grayscale in PS
  7, and then I use MS Publisher for layout only.  Hope to replace
  Publisher with InDesign in the future. I provide the Copy-shop with a
  Pack & Go (packaged) CD.

  The B/W digital high quality laser printer is all new to me and I
  would be interested in any PS Grayscale workflow issues that differ
  from the high quality inkjet route.

  Want to use a high quality laser paper.  I print 11 x 17 duplex (3
  sheets makes 12 pages).  So "show through" may be an issue
  with less then 24-pound paper.  Any paper suggestions for the highest
  quality laser output?

  Also are these lasers "color managed"? What profiles do I use
  for proofing in PS 7?   My local Service Bureau is useless since they
  use their $100K Xerox 120 as a cheap paper copy-shop machine. So it
  is up to me to provide paper and any machine setting unique to the
  paper.

  Thanks in advance for sharing your laser B/W digital experiences.

  Lou      Concord Ma.




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