Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "tgos3"
<egosfield@c...> wrote:
> 
> > > I did not try that, but I feel the tone is pretty neutral. Really 
> what
> > > I want to fix is the contrast and general flatness of the shot. 
> When I
> > > get that right I'll be happy to try the different tones, but 
> right now
> > > those prints are not good at all (especially if we add the 
> banding issue).
> > > 
> > > David.
> 
> I went through the entire thread, and apparently nobody has suggested 
> playing with the 'gamma' slider.  When I started using QTR with UT2 
> inks, i had very flat muddy shadows with poor separation.  I wasted 
> quite a while playing with profile blends and max black settings, 
> then out of desperation tried the gamma slider.  Using a setting of -
> 7 i was able to produce a very close match of printer output with my 
> screen images, without changing max black or mixing profiles.
> 
> Since your problem seems to be the opposite, ie too little contrast 
> in the midtones, perhaps *increasing* gamma toward 'darker' with the 
> slider will solve your problem.

I thought about the gamma but as my ink is getting lower and lower I
am getting a bit chicken in terms of fiddling and trying. I'll try that.

Thanks,
David.