Digital BW, The Print

Sure, just use the VM black. It's much blacker than the standard black.

Jerry




jacques10040@... wrote:
> 
> I am new to this forum, deeply involved in quad/hex printing, and
> looking forward to a constructive and ongoing dialogue with all of
> you. I would like to ask your assistance in working out something
> that's been bugging me for a while.
> 
> I am using the Brandin workflow on an 1160 with MIS original
> quad inks. I spent days tweaking Brandin's workflow via transfer
> functions to get more separation in the darkest grays, only to find
> after the inks had dried for 48 hours that the 21-step scale
> printed with the untweaked Brandin workflow looked best. The
> one thing I'm still not satisfied with, though, is the black: it looks
> like 98% rather than 100%. It gets better if I use PS levels to set
> the black point about 20-30 points in from first black data, but
> then shadow detail goes to hell. I can't get good black while
> holding detail at 96-97%.
> 
> Has anyone had this problem and found a solution? Any
> feedback would be welcome.
> 
> Jacques
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