Digital BW, The Print

Thanks, Martin, for the reply. I'm going into this blind. Trying to 
get the paper to work reasonably well, without unreasonable 
expectations, will probably be a good learning experience. Perhaps 
I'll even produce something I like.

Chris 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "mwesley3" 
<mwesley250@e...> wrote:
> Chris,
> 
> While the deep blacks may not be there with that paper/ink 
> combination, the posterization problems are probably due to a lack 
of 
> a specific set of VM separation curves for that combination. The 
> curve part could be fixed if you wanted to use the paper.
> 
> Martin Wesley
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "tzinzunzan2000" 
> <ldmr@c...> wrote:
> > More extensive research through the archive makes it clear to me 
> that 
> > uncoated papers, including Somerset Velvet, are not the papers to 
> use 
> > with the VM inkset if you want deep blacks and also want to avoid 
> > posterization problems. Out of ignorance I had bought a package 
of 
> > Somerset Velvet because this paper was suggested on the MIS Web 
> site 
> > as being the "very best for making fine art Quadtone prints on a 
4 
> > color printer." I'll probably experiment with the paper -- since 
I 
> > can't return it -- to see what how it works with high-key images. 
> > 
> > Chris Hargens
> > 
> (snip)