Digital BW, The Print

Pieris,

>Update on Ilford Galerie Smooth: 

>I neglected to mention that I'm using Eboni ink (UT2) on a 1280.

As you know, judging from the curve you used, Eboni is incompatible with
glossy paper.  One either has to install Photo black or use the curves that
are made for printing glossy papers with Eboni installed.  They generate the
black with a combination of the C & M inks, cutting out the Eboni entirely.

>...
>The only samples I have done so far that do not have artifacting
>visible at a 10" viewing distance are Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper with
>Eboni Neutral Curve, and PQIJP with sliders C-5,M+5,brt+15. ...

The curves are designed to be used with "No Color Adjustment" checked in the
driver.  With that setting, the sliders are not visible.  I found the Photo
Quality Glossy Film worked for me.

I have a section in my UT2 Readme file that discusses printing glossy paper
when Eboni is installed.  See http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/UT2-Readme.htm.
Of course, these printers do vary from sample to sample.  Note also that I
made the curves and recommendations based on an older 1280.  I just received
a "silver" model of the 1280, and I'm suspicious that it is laying down more
ink -- like the 1290 does.  I have not tried UT2 in it yet.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 
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--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Pieris
Berreitter" <pieris@y...> wrote:
> 
> I loaded up a sheet of Ilford Galerie Smooth Pearl today to see what
> I've been missing as I've only printed on EEM so far. At first glance
> the Ilford looks better: deeper blacks, mostly. I boosted the contrast
> of the EEM print to try to match but the Dmax still does not compare
> to the glossy finish of the Ilford paper.
> 
> But on close examination of the Ilford under light there are these
> weird cellular patterns in discrete portions of the image. Does anyone
> know where these weird patterns are coming from? It seems to be
> localized to the denser areas. I'm using the appropriate "Neutral"
> curves from Paul's website.
> 
> I have scanned portions of the image on both EEM and on Ilford to
> compare. See:
> 
> www.pmb.net/darkroom/maninhat_ilfordscan_crop.jpg
> www.pmb.net/darkroom/maninhat_eemscan_crop.jpg






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