Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steven 
Karafyllakis" <steve@s...> wrote:
>
> Paul;
> 
> The quick answer is not as smooth as I'd hoped; but it's more 
> complicated. If you do a QTR ink separation print, you find that the 
> matte K gets nowhere near 1.5pl, I don't think its any smaller than 
> 4pl. The PK is much finer, does a pretty good BO, but its still 
> better IMO with 2K or 3K inks. 

Drop size versus dot gain? Does the matte ink realy only drop at 4pl, 
or is the dot gain such that it looks like a 4pl drop?