Digital BW, The Print

Here are the Advanced B&W Neutral/Darker figures for Epson Archival Matte
(the driver shows Epson Enhanced Matte separately).  Dmax of 1.72.  Again it
really is very neutral.  L* is also very very linear, particularly for file
values from around 56 to 255.... Back to our old issue of having a printer
with linear output from dMin to dMax but dMax = L* 15 and dMin = L* 96 and
hence somewhat "flat" prints out of the box.  The issue is lessened by a
slightly improved dMax but I think it remains.  I printed the same image
once with "No Colour Management" and then secondly converting the image to
QTR - matte paper at the PS CS2 print pane (Let Photoshop Determine Colors).
The second is significantly better than the first.

But put the EAM print next to the Ilford Smooth Pearl print and the latter
wins...

Cheers  

Steve



L           a       b       Density
14.83    0.73    1.62    1.72
14.94    0.76    1.6    1.72
14.99    0.76    1.62    1.71
15.17    0.8    1.71    1.71
15.24    0.86    1.72    1.7
15.26    0.78    1.69    1.7
15.49    0.87    1.72    1.69
15.7    0.9    1.73    1.69
15.85    0.93    1.8    1.68
16.1    0.95    1.8    1.67
16.22    0.99    1.83    1.66
16.44    1.02    1.81    1.65
16.57    1.03    1.84    1.65
16.94    1.09    1.89    1.63
16.96    1.03    1.86    1.63
17.1    1.1    1.94    1.63
17.4    0.96    1.81    1.62
17.48    1.01    1.82    1.61
17.74    1    1.79    1.6
18.08    1.05    1.89    1.59
18.26    1.03    1.86    1.58
18.57    1.07    1.84    1.57
18.71    1.02    1.8    1.57
18.89    1.02    1.74    1.56
19.18    1.01    1.8    1.55
19.25    1.01    1.84    1.55
19.7    1.03    1.79    1.53
19.87    1.01    1.69    1.52
20.09    1    1.79    1.52
20.52    1.01    1.72    1.5
20.54    0.99    1.74    1.5
20.77    0.99    1.73    1.49
21.25    0.87    1.63    1.48
21.37    0.84    1.6    1.47
21.65    0.86    1.6    1.46
21.67    0.9    1.67    1.46
22.24    0.89    1.65    1.44
22.36    0.84    1.62    1.44
22.68    0.85    1.57    1.43
22.88    0.85    1.48    1.42
23.2    0.89    1.46    1.41
23.24    0.88    1.5    1.41
23.58    0.91    1.41    1.4
23.9    0.91    1.36    1.39
24.27    0.93    1.33    1.37
24.54    0.91    1.24    1.37
24.66    0.96    1.2    1.36
25.31    1    1.31    1.34
25.52    0.93    1.09    1.34
25.72    0.94    1.05    1.33
25.96    0.95    1.05    1.32
26.14    0.98    1.12    1.32
26.48    0.99    1.14    1.31
26.78    0.98    1.08    1.3
27.01    0.98    1.06    1.29
27.46    1.01    0.98    1.28
27.85    1.03    1.01    1.26
28.17    1.03    1.01    1.25
28.5    1    1.03    1.25
28.63    1.01    0.94    1.24
28.89    1.02    0.94    1.23
29.12    0.99    0.91    1.23
29.45    1.03    0.94    1.22
29.74    0.99    0.9    1.21
30.19    0.95    0.82    1.2
30.45    1.01    0.81    1.19
30.87    0.98    0.78    1.18
31.22    1    0.78    1.17
31.53    0.98    0.73    1.16
31.96    1.01    0.69    1.15
32.34    1.02    0.65    1.14
32.62    1.03    0.55    1.13
33.03    1.01    0.61    1.12
33.41    1.05    0.58    1.11
33.66    1.04    0.6    1.1
34.2    1.04    0.59    1.09
34.55    1.01    0.56    1.08
34.75    1.02    0.51    1.07
35.24    1.03    0.49    1.06
35.48    0.99    0.46    1.06
35.95    0.95    0.41    1.04
36.38    0.99    0.36    1.03
36.86    0.99    0.29    1.02
37.37    1    0.33    1.01
37.66    0.95    0.36    1
38.01    1.02    0.37    0.99
38.3    1    0.34    0.99
38.58    1.01    0.24    0.98
38.86    0.98    0.25    0.97
39.29    1.02    0.29    0.96
39.78    1.01    0.31    0.95
40.07    0.97    0.24    0.95
40.39    1    0.25    0.94
40.64    1.03    0.15    0.93
41    0.96    0.15    0.92
41.33    0.91    0.1    0.92
42.01    0.88    0.1    0.9
42.38    0.88    0.11    0.89
42.56    0.9    0.07    0.89
42.94    0.87    0.02    0.88
43.3    0.86    0.09    0.87
43.7    0.81    0.11    0.86
44.01    0.82    -0.03    0.86
44.25    0.82    -0.01    0.85
44.7    0.85    -0.04    0.84
44.98    0.84    -0.08    0.84
45.5    0.81    -0.01    0.83
45.86    0.77    -0.02    0.82
46.14    0.76    -0.06    0.81
46.37    0.83    -0.24    0.81
46.7    0.82    -0.23    0.8
46.93    0.76    -0.31    0.8
47.63    0.67    -0.2    0.78
47.93    0.74    -0.38    0.78
48.18    0.74    -0.33    0.77
48.43    0.71    -0.3    0.77
48.82    0.65    -0.23    0.76
49.23    0.67    -0.32    0.75
49.59    0.71    -0.36    0.74
49.87    0.67    -0.36    0.74
50.29    0.68    -0.35    0.73
50.57    0.71    -0.29    0.72
51    0.72    -0.35    0.71
51.37    0.66    -0.38    0.71
51.61    0.67    -0.47    0.7
51.91    0.69    -0.51    0.7
52.27    0.7    -0.61    0.69
52.5    0.67    -0.67    0.69
52.89    0.61    -0.58    0.68
53.23    0.66    -0.64    0.67
53.62    0.71    -0.8    0.67
53.91    0.65    -0.74    0.66
54.32    0.51    -0.58    0.65
54.72    0.53    -0.64    0.64
54.98    0.57    -0.79    0.64
55.32    0.64    -0.8    0.63
55.63    0.61    -0.97    0.63
56.02    0.61    -0.86    0.62
56.39    0.58    -0.86    0.61
56.84    0.54    -0.83    0.61
57.09    0.61    -0.96    0.6
57.39    0.7    -1.17    0.6
57.68    0.68    -1.13    0.59
57.96    0.7    -1.21    0.59
58.56    0.58    -1.17    0.58
58.95    0.67    -1.21    0.57
59.26    0.61    -1.3    0.56
59.48    0.57    -1.29    0.56
59.8    0.49    -1.1    0.55
60.17    0.56    -1.18    0.55
60.54    0.63    -1.44    0.54
60.9    0.68    -1.36    0.54
61.13    0.62    -1.43    0.53
61.53    0.65    -1.37    0.53
61.9    0.62    -1.3    0.52
62.34    0.62    -1.34    0.51
62.56    0.64    -1.39    0.51
62.91    0.73    -1.57    0.5
63.17    0.72    -1.57    0.5
63.37    0.74    -1.75    0.49
64.1    0.51    -1.55    0.48
64.44    0.63    -1.56    0.48
64.71    0.64    -1.72    0.47
65    0.59    -1.56    0.47
65.38    0.59    -1.66    0.46
65.71    0.6    -1.61    0.46
66.05    0.56    -1.79    0.45
66.33    0.63    -1.76    0.45
66.73    0.66    -1.88    0.44
67.09    0.79    -2.05    0.44
67.53    0.73    -1.84    0.43
67.89    0.75    -2.03    0.42
68.16    0.74    -1.97    0.42
68.46    0.8    -2.24    0.41
68.65    0.73    -2.25    0.41
68.98    0.83    -2.35    0.41
69.64    0.63    -2.22    0.4
69.92    0.68    -2.42    0.39
70.18    0.73    -2.44    0.39
70.49    0.71    -2.34    0.38
70.81    0.66    -2.45    0.38
71.16    0.73    -2.4    0.37
71.51    0.77    -2.61    0.37
71.9    0.78    -2.63    0.36
72.22    0.72    -2.56    0.36
72.54    0.77    -2.64    0.35
72.97    0.65    -2.52    0.35
73.28    0.78    -2.7    0.34
73.47    0.73    -2.75    0.34
73.74    0.79    -2.78    0.34
74.14    0.85    -2.91    0.33
74.53    0.84    -2.86    0.32
75.17    0.71    -3.12    0.31
75.42    0.69    -3.07    0.31
75.75    0.72    -3    0.31
76.02    0.76    -3.2    0.3
76.4    0.64    -3.03    0.3
76.72    0.71    -3.03    0.29
77.05    0.75    -3.26    0.29
77.34    0.81    -3.21    0.28
77.65    0.75    -3.23    0.28
78.11    0.86    -3.39    0.27
78.51    0.81    -3.28    0.27
78.87    0.77    -3.27    0.26
79.04    0.81    -3.56    0.26
79.37    0.88    -3.55    0.26
79.73    0.87    -3.51    0.25
79.92    0.92    -3.73    0.25
80.45    0.72    -3.76    0.24
80.65    0.77    -3.8    0.24
81.11    0.75    -3.69    0.23
81.49    0.82    -3.83    0.23
81.93    0.69    -3.73    0.22
82.33    0.72    -3.95    0.22
82.63    0.81    -4    0.21
82.93    0.79    -3.99    0.21
83.18    0.83    -4    0.21
83.48    0.87    -4.22    0.2
83.86    0.94    -4.14    0.2
84.28    0.89    -4.12    0.19
84.63    0.88    -4.38    0.19
84.94    0.93    -4.3    0.18
85.32    0.85    -4.26    0.18
85.54    0.83    -4.26    0.17
85.93    0.8    -4.47    0.17
86.06    0.82    -4.56    0.17
86.5    0.76    -4.41    0.16
86.71    0.72    -4.42    0.16
87.03    0.74    -4.3    0.16
87.4    0.77    -4.48    0.15
87.66    0.83    -4.42    0.15
87.93    0.81    -4.46    0.14
88.33    0.76    -4.41    0.14
88.69    0.87    -4.6    0.14
89.08    0.88    -4.53    0.13
89.4    0.84    -4.57    0.13
89.66    0.88    -4.66    0.12
89.91    0.96    -5.02    0.12
90.34    0.96    -4.99    0.11
90.74    0.96    -4.9    0.11
91.27    0.81    -5.04    0.1
91.55    0.93    -5.34    0.1
91.84    0.89    -5.33    0.1
92.14    0.85    -5.29    0.09
92.45    0.87    -5.17    0.09
92.83    0.91    -5.5    0.08
93.1    0.89    -5.5    0.08
93.5    0.9    -5.42    0.08
93.92    0.92    -5.3    0.07
94.24    0.97    -5.62    0.07
94.58    0.91    -5.54    0.06
94.83    0.8    -5.46    0.06
95.26    0.66    -5.24    0.06
95.64    0.7    -4.97    0.05
95.87    0.63    -4.74    0.05
96.03    0.48    -4.86    0.05