Digital BW, The Print

Hello Earl,

There is a very good website www.zuberphotographics.com that has 
much information about Black Point and White Point settings. This 
will help you get the full dynamic range your print will produce 
without blocking the shadows below that 94% point. There is a great 
deal of information on that site, so you may wish to add it to your 
favorites.

Another option is Roy Harrington's QTR (QuadToneRip) at 
www.royharrington.com

Your friend in Photography,

Johnny




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "esharamaki" 
<esharamaki@y...> wrote:
> Hello all.  I'm new to the forum.  I've been working out my methods
> of 
> B&W printing on an Epson 780 using the MIS UT2 inkset.  I have 
been 
> using/experimenting with the Paul Roarke curves.  When printing a
> step 
> wedge, my max black happens around 94%.  
> 
> So in order to keep certain dark areas of an image from blocking 
up,
> I 
> can use either the levels dialogue or the curves dialogue and 
adjust
> my 
> output down appropriately.  Should this be done before or after 
> applying the curves or do these curves correct this?  If using the 
> curves dialogue would I apply it to the RGB curve - as I 
understand 
> this may mess everything up.
> 
> Thanks,
> Earl