Digital BW, The Print

Same problem with the same set up. What are we doing wrong?
Bart
On Feb 3, 2005, at 1:52 PM, 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> Message: 17
>    Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 18:58:30 -0000
>    From: "guy_staley" <guy_staley@...>
> Subject: Help with Roark's curves
>
>
> I'm just not getting it. I am printing with a E2200 using UT7 inks on 
> a Mac. At
> this point, I have MIS PK in the K slot, and MIS LC in the yellow 
> position.
>
> When I print using no curves(i.e. - 16 bit grayscale file; printer 
> space "same as
> source"), the prints essentially match what I'm seeing on screen; not 
> bad, in
> fact pretty sweet. However, when I try to use Paul's curves(switching 
> first to
> 48bit RGB, creating a new curves layer and then loading the appropriate
> curve, and finally printing), the prints emerge looking extremely low 
> in contrast
> as if the black jets aren't firing. I was getting the same results 
> with Eboni Black
> as well. I MUST be doing something wrong, although I have read through
> Paul's workflow several times, and can't seem to discover where I'm 
> getting
> lost.
>
> Honestly, aside form the usual suspects (bronzing, wheel tracks, micro-
> banding), the prints I'm getting without Paul's curves are pretty good 
> (albeit a
> tad warm do to the PK inks). But I would love to have the control over 
> print
> tones that the UT7 inkset is capable of.
>
> Any help will be mucho appreciated!
>
> TIA,
> Guy Staley