Digital BW, The Print

I'll answer myself (partly):

To match my monitor view the following works:

Media: Matte paper heavyweight
High speed printing: on
Gamma: 1.8
Brightness: +5
Contrast: -10

But I would still be interested in knowing what the various adjustments
really do. Kind of like learning darkroom techniques.

Daniel Ridings

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005, Daniel Ridings wrote:

> I'm hoping someone can give me tips on how to go forward.
>
> Using: Epson C86, UT EZW, and Somerset Enhanced Velvet (supposed to be
> optimized for inkjet).
>
> I wanted to try Somerset Enhanced Velvet. It's 100% cotton rag and costs
> half as much as Hahnemühle Photo Rag (188 grams) from my supplier.
>
> I bought 2 boxes I was so sure it would work out.
>
> It feels like I'm printing on a sponge (yes, I'm printing on the coated,
> "enhanced", side).
>
> The shadows block up to no end.
>
> With 1.8 gamma +/- 0 contrast it still blocks up. If I hold the print up
> to a light, creating backlight, I can see the detail I want there. But not
> under normal view conditions.
>
> Should I start moving the brightness slider or should I start lowering the
> contrast.
>
> This probably insn't a paper specific question but more a question of how
> others go forward when trying to nail down a new paper.
>
> It might be cheaper than Hahnemühle, but it's not peanuts (about 1 USD a
> sheet). So I'd appreciate hearing about others' methods for arriving at
> workable settings.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Daniel Ridings
> http://www.dlridings.com/paw2005/1.html (yes, soon to be 2.html)