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Re: Trouble getting rich blacks.

2005-04-07 by Tyler Boley

Clayton, didn't mean to jump on you in particular, and I agree completely.
Tyler

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones"
<cj@c...> wrote:
> 
> Hello Tyler,
> 
> >Clayton, I'm not sure where this idea of full coverage came from. 
> 
> It was just my observation of BO prints that, viewed with a loupe, the
> specs of paper white disappear completely at around 95%, meaning that
> the dots are close enough to fully overlap.  I was making the point
> that even though full coverage begins at 95%, there is still
> increasing visual density as the ramp moves toward 100%.  I assume
> this is due to the dots being continually placed closer together,
> which would mean greater overlap, which means more ink is being laid
> down.  This would seem to support the idea that increasing ink load
> increases visual density.  It doesn't have any significance beyond
> that.  It's just the point at which there is no more uninked paper
> showing.
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm

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