Digital BW, The Print

I just printed out some using Paul Roark's recommended starting points for
Ilford Gallerie Smooth Pearl. I'm using Eboni Black, not Photo Black.

The results are even better than my first tries that used +3 brightness. I
show prints to "outsiders", one on EEM and one on Ilford and they almost
without exception choose the Ilford print. I'm not saying it's better. EEM
is great.

I still get best results with DURABright Photo Paper. I don't have a
choice for "Glossy Photo Paper", only "Photo Paper". But things have been
translated to Swedish and something might have gotten lost.

Brightness +8 Contrast -10 (I tend to like a little more contrast. Paul's
starting point was -15).

Daniel Ridings

On Sat, 25 Dec 2004, Daniel Ridings wrote:

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> I've been testing (with excellent results) Ilford Galerie Smooth Pearl
> with the C86 and UT EZW inks. I get best results by choosing "DURABrite
> Photo Paper" as the medium (too much ink with plain "Photo paper"), gamma
> 1.8, Brightness +3.
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> Smooth, smooth. Some might want to knock the contrast down a bit. I use
> the paper when I want a bit more punch to a print.
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> Daniel Ridings
> http://www.dlridings.com/paw2004
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> On Sat, 25 Dec 2004, Andre Vallejo wrote:
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> > This is odd.I print with UT-FSN using Eboni black on this paper,and have not
> > found any problems...prints smooth...
> > Andre
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> > Message: 11
> >    Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 22:50:42 -0000
> >    From: "Pieris Berreitter" <pieris@...>
> > Subject: Re: trouble with Ilford Galerie Smooth Pearl
> >
> >
> > Update on Ilford Galerie Smooth:
> >
> > I neglected to mention that I'm using Eboni ink (UT2) on a 1280.
> >
> > Based on Paul's explanation that these weird patterns are evidence of
> > too much ink on the paper, I tried 11 combinations of paper type and
> > curves or sliders.
> >
> > 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. But at
> > closer viewing distance the artifacts are still visible.
> >
> > Has anyone managed to completely banish these artifacts from the
> > Ilford paper? Would I have better luck with Photo Black Ink?
> >
> > If the answer is no to these questions I may have 20 sheets of Ilford
> > Pearl Smooth for sale :)
> >
> > -Pieris
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