Digital BW, The Print

> ... Innova Photo Smooth Rag ...  nice.  I've sold alot
> of prints on that paper.  Using K3, I can't get a dmax 
> higher than 1.6. I've used ABW and
> QTR.  Not sure it's possible.  USFA is coming in around 1.7 . . . 

I think on most printers, aside from the k3 generation, Eboni on the Innova
has a better dmax than Eboni on UltraSmooth.  Epson's ability to get USFA up
to 1.7 may be limited to the latest k3 driver.  With Eboni I usually see mid
to high 160s for Innova and low 1.60s for UltraSmooth and Premier Art.  

Dmax figures can vary significantly with different printers, different black
inks, and different drivers.  I think the 2200 generation of printers may
all benefit substantially from using a rip.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com