Digital BW, The Print

No offense, but is there a way to summarize this in words for those of us who 
don't do step wedges and measurements?  I have no idea what tehse 
numbers mean.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Kale <
stevekale@b...> wrote:
> Ok here are the results from printing a 256 step wedge on ISP with Premium
> Semigloss paper setting, Adv B&W, Neutral, Darker, 2880dpi, fine detail
> (sorry for the lack of formatting).  Note the consistency of the a*.
> 
>   
>  L a b V  
>  2.92 -0.24 0.1 2.49
>  3.11 -0.2 0 2.47  
>  3.37 -0.21 0.11 2.43
>  3.56 -0.22 0.11 2.41
>  3.65 -0.25 0.12 2.4
>  3.79 -0.31 0.23 2.38
>  4.04 -0.23 0.22 2.35
>  4.24 -0.35 0.33 2.33
>  4.55 -0.29 0.27 2.3
>  4.74 -0.29 0.33 2.28
>  5.03 -0.38 0.38 2.26
>  5.18 -0.36 0.41 2.24
>  5.48 -0.4 0.39 2.22
>  5.79 -0.4 0.44 2.19
>  6.02 -0.39 0.45 2.18
>  6.26 -0.36 0.37 2.16
>  6.66 -0.25 0.4 2.13
>  7.13 -0.25 0.41 2.1
>  7.52 -0.29 0.46 2.08
>  8 -0.28 0.38 2.05 
>  8.4 -0.29 0.37 2.03
>  8.7 -0.26 0.3 2.02
>  9.04 -0.2 0.35 2  
>  9.44 -0.3 0.27 1.98
>  9.72 -0.23 0.38 1.96
>  10.08 -0.19 0.29 1.95
>  10.44 -0.33 0.36 1.93
>  10.7 -0.27 0.28 1.91
>  11.01 -0.24 0.31 1.9
>  11.36 -0.27 0.26 1.88
>  11.62 -0.3 0.29 1.87
>  11.82 -0.26 0.17 1.86
>  12.19 -0.28 0.33 1.84
>  12.57 -0.21 0.32 1.83
>  12.99 -0.29 0.4 1.81
>  13.34 -0.26 0.33 1.79
>  13.58 -0.27 0.43 1.78
>  13.99 -0.33 0.37 1.76
>  14.32 -0.28 0.38 1.75
>  14.68 -0.37 0.3 1.73
>  15.06 -0.3 0.24 1.72
>  15.32 -0.26 0.24 1.71
>  15.77 -0.32 0.24 1.69
>  16.06 -0.29 0.05 1.68
>  16.4 -0.23 0.06 1.66
>  16.79 -0.23 0 1.65
>  17.01 -0.22 0 1.64
>  17.31 -0.19 -0.29 1.63
>  17.84 -0.13 -0.07 1.61
>  18.26 -0.15 -0.19 1.59
>  18.69 -0.17 -0.07 1.57
>  19 -0.14 -0.08 1.56
>  19.34 -0.12 -0.18 1.55
>  19.74 -0.14 -0.24 1.54
>  20.11 -0.03 -0.31 1.52
>  20.57 -0.08 -0.34 1.51
>  20.94 -0.07 -0.37 1.49
>  21.25 -0.04 -0.36 1.48
>  21.7 -0.11 -0.27 1.47
>  22.01 -0.11 -0.46 1.46
>  22.38 -0.14 -0.39 1.44
>  22.75 -0.11 -0.3 1.43
>  23.06 -0.11 -0.35 1.42
>  23.42 -0.07 -0.54 1.41
>  24.28 -0.17 -0.16 1.38
>  24.74 -0.18 -0.2 1.36
>  25.05 -0.21 -0.18 1.35
>  25.42 -0.2 -0.17 1.34
>  25.8 -0.24 -0.24 1.33
>  26.26 -0.26 -0.25 1.32
>  26.73 -0.22 -0.26 1.3
>  27.08 -0.24 -0.31 1.29
>  27.46 -0.25 -0.3 1.28
>  27.8 -0.22 -0.35 1.27
>  28.22 -0.28 -0.39 1.26
>  28.58 -0.22 -0.48 1.25
>  28.97 -0.21 -0.53 1.24
>  29.31 -0.29 -0.59 1.23
>  29.63 -0.27 -0.58 1.22
>  29.81 -0.28 -0.75 1.21
>  30.68 -0.16 -0.64 1.19
>  31.17 -0.13 -0.73 1.17
>  31.6 -0.12 -0.85 1.16
>  31.97 -0.08 -0.95 1.15
>  32.33 -0.12 -1.01 1.14
>  32.81 -0.08 -1.02 1.13
>  33.11 -0.1 -1.04 1.12
>  33.53 -0.05 -1.08 1.11
>  33.94 -0.06 -1.18 1.1
>  34.29 -0.07 -1.16 1.09
>  34.7 -0.1 -1.26 1.08
>  35 -0.09 -1.29 1.07
>  35.33 -0.04 -1.38 1.06
>  35.67 -0.1 -1.46 1.06
>  35.91 0.02 -1.47 1.05
>  36.14 0 -1.71 1.04
>  36.99 -0.04 -1.2 1.02
>  37.39 -0.02 -1.29 1.01
>  37.79 -0.04 -1.29 1
>  38.19 -0.01 -1.28 0.99
>  38.5 -0.04 -1.36 0.99
>  38.97 -0.06 -1.3 0.97
>  39.35 0.01 -1.41 0.97
>  39.75 -0.03 -1.45 0.96
>  40.12 0.03 -1.5 0.95
>  40.37 0.02 -1.58 0.94
>  40.74 -0.04 -1.72 0.93
>  41.05 -0.02 -1.8 0.93
>  41.33 0 -1.79 0.92
>  41.63 0.03 -1.85 0.91
>  41.93 0.06 -1.86 0.91
>  42.05 0.09 -2.05 0.9
>  43.24 0.11 -1.89 0.88
>  43.64 0.1 -1.84 0.87
>  44.05 0.08 -1.88 0.86
>  44.35 0.06 -1.83 0.85
>  44.63 0.02 -1.79 0.85
>  44.93 0.02 -1.85 0.84
>  45.32 0.04 -1.82 0.83
>  45.6 0.08 -1.82 0.83
>  45.97 0.06 -1.78 0.82
>  46.28 0.05 -1.74 0.81
>  46.59 0.06 -1.83 0.81
>  46.87 -0.01 -1.8 0.8
>  47.16 0.02 -1.89 0.79
>  47.48 0 -1.9 0.79 
>  47.73 0.01 -1.96 0.78
>  47.88 0.06 -2.19 0.78
>  48.62 -0.07 -2.05 0.76
>  49.03 -0.05 -2.02 0.76
>  49.34 -0.02 -2.1 0.75
>  49.68 -0.02 -2.08 0.74
>  49.98 -0.04 -2.01 0.74
>  50.28 0 -1.95 0.73
>  50.69 0.03 -2.02 0.72
>  51 0.05 -1.98 0.72
>  51.34 0 -1.99 0.71
>  51.73 0.05 -2.17 0.7
>  51.96 0 -2.25 0.7 
>  52.24 -0.04 -2.25 0.69
>  52.52 -0.05 -2.27 0.69
>  52.82 -0.01 -2.32 0.68
>  53.1 0.04 -2.28 0.68
>  53.13 0.05 -2.3 0.68
>  54.17 0.01 -2.34 0.66
>  54.49 0.09 -2.33 0.65
>  54.88 0.07 -2.29 0.64
>  55.26 0.03 -2.38 0.64
>  55.53 -0.02 -2.32 0.63
>  55.89 -0.03 -2.33 0.63
>  56.26 -0.04 -2.38 0.62
>  56.55 0.06 -2.49 0.61
>  56.9 0.08 -2.6 0.61
>  57.15 -0.03 -2.53 0.6
>  57.44 -0.03 -2.61 0.6
>  57.75 -0.05 -2.67 0.59
>  58.07 0 -2.69 0.59
>  58.45 0 -2.77 0.58
>  58.82 0.09 -2.94 0.57
>  58.96 0.15 -3.02 0.57
>  59.83 -0.03 -2.78 0.56
>  60.1 0 -2.76 0.55 
>  60.51 0.01 -2.8 0.54
>  60.83 -0.03 -2.79 0.54
>  61.03 -0.03 -2.79 0.54
>  61.39 0.03 -3.05 0.53
>  61.85 0.02 -3.08 0.52
>  62.18 0.04 -3.09 0.52
>  62.55 0.01 -3.09 0.51
>  62.97 -0.02 -3.08 0.5
>  63.29 -0.07 -3.06 0.5
>  63.52 0.01 -3.33 0.49
>  63.82 0.03 -3.32 0.49
>  64.19 0.03 -3.36 0.48
>  64.49 -0.04 -3.35 0.48
>  64.6 0.08 -3.36 0.48
>  65.41 0.07 -3.33 0.46
>  65.71 0.09 -3.36 0.46
>  66.11 0.11 -3.31 0.45
>  66.54 0.2 -3.41 0.45
>  66.84 0.15 -3.3 0.44
>  67.22 0.17 -3.18 0.43
>  67.66 0.21 -3.44 0.43
>  67.93 0.21 -3.33 0.42
>  68.27 0.19 -3.23 0.42
>  68.61 0.18 -3.33 0.41
>  68.96 0.24 -3.21 0.41
>  69.23 0.31 -3.16 0.4
>  69.62 0.33 -3.33 0.4
>  70.04 0.3 -3.25 0.39
>  70.4 0.21 -3.13 0.39
>  70.8 0.29 -3.29 0.38
>  71.68 0.13 -3.15 0.37
>  71.98 0.17 -3.22 0.36
>  72.4 0.12 -3.15 0.36
>  72.7 0.04 -3.15 0.35
>  72.96 0.03 -3.03 0.35
>  73.42 0.08 -3.25 0.34
>  73.82 -0.02 -3.22 0.34
>  74.17 0.01 -3.22 0.33
>  74.66 0.03 -3.33 0.32
>  75.05 0.01 -3.31 0.32
>  75.35 -0.02 -3.35 0.31
>  75.67 -0.02 -3.61 0.31
>  75.96 -0.01 -3.63 0.3
>  76.24 -0.08 -3.57 0.3
>  76.65 -0.12 -3.54 0.3
>  76.89 -0.03 -3.78 0.29
>  77.72 -0.13 -3.6 0.28
>  78.08 -0.14 -3.63 0.28
>  78.49 -0.15 -3.9 0.27
>  78.87 -0.23 -3.88 0.26
>  79.17 -0.31 -3.92 0.26
>  79.5 -0.27 -4.17 0.26
>  79.78 -0.35 -4.37 0.25
>  80.06 -0.35 -4.31 0.25
>  80.49 -0.37 -4.33 0.24
>  80.71 -0.28 -4.69 0.24
>  81.03 -0.3 -4.7 0.24
>  81.38 -0.32 -4.76 0.23
>  81.64 -0.26 -4.81 0.23
>  82.05 -0.3 -4.76 0.22
>  82.37 -0.22 -5.12 0.22
>  82.52 -0.25 -4.98 0.22
>  83.01 -0.29 -5 0.21
>  83.27 -0.24 -4.97 0.21
>  83.56 -0.24 -4.92 0.2
>  83.87 -0.19 -4.9 0.2
>  84.26 -0.21 -5.09 0.19
>  84.63 -0.2 -5.04 0.19
>  85 -0.21 -5.1 0.18
>  85.47 -0.19 -5.05 0.18
>  85.95 -0.11 -5.31 0.17
>  86.28 -0.07 -5.28 0.17
>  86.63 -0.09 -5.19 0.16
>  86.99 -0.06 -5.34 0.16
>  87.28 -0.07 -5.32 0.15
>  87.74 -0.06 -5.2 0.15
>  88.19 0.06 -5.4 0.14
>  88.57 0.06 -5.19 0.14
>  89.3 -0.04 -5.18 0.13
>  89.62 0.03 -5.18 0.12
>  90.08 -0.05 -5.15 0.12
>  90.53 0.07 -5.35 0.11
>  90.86 -0.03 -5.42 0.11
>  91.33 0.01 -5.45 0.1
>  91.73 -0.01 -5.43 0.1
>  92.15 0.03 -5.42 0.09
>  92.57 0.01 -5.46 0.09
>  93.02 0.03 -5.71 0.08
>  93.51 -0.02 -5.74 0.08
>  93.89 0.01 -5.8 0.07
>  94.23 -0.05 -5.85 0.07
>  94.74 -0.13 -5.63 0.06
>  95.25 -0.22 -5.36 0.06
>  95.58 -0.31 -5.26 0.05