Digital BW, The Print

I don't think we can agree about the ends - they will forever change.
Perfect gloss doesn't exist.  What is perfect matte?  We have a continuum
that at one ever shifting point currently requires a cross over from fibrous
paper (eg cotton) to resin coated paper.  At best we can say it is "semi" ie
not right at either end but more towards the middle and more to one end than
the other...semi-matte or semi-gloss.  These are not scientific definitions
but rather passionate adjectives.


> From: guy washburn <guido02474@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 11:28:05 -0800 (PST)
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Let's simplify nomenclature
> 
> 
> Steve,
> 
> It's the slippery nature of semi-* that calls out for
> a list standard listing of papers and where the fit on
> the gloss-matte continuum. I think we all agree about
> the ends but the middle is where the trouble starts.
> 
> Guy