Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Kale
<stevekale@b...> wrote:
> Ok well first of all you are mixing two things.  Better/faster is
one option
> ie speed, and "better" should be used.  Resolution is another and I get
> banding with 1440 on my 2100 that doesn't occur with 1440 super. 
For dither
> I use Ordered.  But the issue at hand is first and foremost a very flat
> looking print.

I have never used "faster". By default I went for better, as I do not
care much about speed. With the Epson drivers I also disable the speed
option.

First print I tried with QTR was 1440 super, second was 1440 I think
as I didn't want to waste ink on trials. Banding was there on the
first but more apparent on the second (1440). Ultimately I want it to
work with 2880 as it's what I use from PS and I get great sharpness
with it. Visible different.

But you are right, the first thing that is apparent on the print is
that it is just flat. Second try was improved but still doesn't come
close to the PS print, which is I would say 90% accurate (compared to
the screen it lacks a tad of contrast, and my screen looks a bit bluer
on the B&W). My goal would be to match (in a consistent way as I do
not want to play with the settings for each picture) the PS print
while getting rid of the metamerism. The PS print also looks fairly
neutral...until viewed under daylight.

Man, I like the absence of reflection that matte paper gives but if
only it could match the other papers for the rest...

David.