Digital BW, The Print

I wouldn't be a bit surprised if the effect you are referring to
couldn't partly explain some of the d'max loss that occurs with ink
flooding on some papers ie: finding black lighter than darkest gray.
Maybe it just got all the holes between the needles filled in. :) 

Regards
Duane

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, dannysoar
<dannysoar@a...> wrote:
>
> I don't understand about 85% of what is said on this board. But I
remember from 
> engineering skool, that the way scientist and engineers used to
achieve almost 
> perfect blacks was thusly. They'd make a block of needles or razor
blades on end 
>   and shine the light at the points. The light would bounce around
heading down 
> and getting absorbed at every bounce. I think black velvet works the
same way.
> 
> Could a coating be designed to sort of do this? Could a way be found
to print on 
> black velvet? Perhaps by spraying a white pigment on all but the
Zone 0 black.
> David
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