Digital BW, The Print

I assume that unless the inks are completely opaque there is some  
paper color influence on the neutrality of the print.  Is there a lab  
neutral paper to use with these neutral inks?

Carl Schofield

On Jun 15, 2005, at 9:53 PM, piezobw wrote:

> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "dfaprinting"  
> <dfaprinting@y...>
> wrote:
>
>> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "piezobw"
>> <piezobw@c...> wrote:
>>
>>> no dots and smoother transitions
>>>
>>
>>
>> I can understand the dot issue in the lightest shades, but I'm
>> surprised you couldn't get dotless in the middle to almost black
>> areas.
>>
>
> That area should never be a problem with nearly any system.   
> Highlights can be though.
> This is one in which we think the medium's worst critics can take  
> our highlights under
> a microscope now!!!!   :)
>
>
>
>
>>  I would have thought that you could mix in some of the light
>> black to fill in the spotty areas of medium black, and mix light
>> and/or medium black into the spotty areas of the full black. It's
>> still just a theory, as soon as I finish the RIP wars and decide what
>> to buy, I'll give a go at mixing something that works best for my
>> machine.
>>
>
> No need to fill in spaces in deep areas if the system is utilizing  
> what
> is now a very old theory of partioning inks. They will be printing at
> a high enough frequency so that the dots are already too close to
> separate with the eye.
>
>
>
>> Not trying to compete or "re-invent the wheel", just want to cut down
>> on the different types of products I use. And so I can buy ink from
>> only one place, and know it won't cause problems when I switch back
>> and forth (that and I feel I've found the best matte black ink for
>> me).
>>
>
> So far these new inks have been plug and play with all the inks which
> have been in the tester's printers. Several were able to switch  
> back and
> forth with ease as well.
>
> Even people who want to continue with color inks in their printer
> will like how easily these K7 inks start up. You can give em a try  
> without
> causing any ruckus in your studio....
>
> Jon Cone
>