Digital BW, The Print

I've just set up a 1270 alongside an 1160 and am trying VM on each of 
them. The 1160 consistently produces prints that are about 10-20% 
darker (in the case of am-warm, they are also that much warmer).

All settings are identical on the two print dialogs, only the curves 
added are different.

This isn't a problem (or won't be once I pick one)...

Tom O'Connell

TomOC@...
www.thomasoconnell.com

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "sunshine_1451" 
<flacita33@h...> wrote:
> I've also found my prints coming out a bit darker (VM on 1160). I 
> agree that adjusting for the difference is not difficult, since 
> contrast and tonal relationships remain the same.
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
> DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Todd Flashner <tflash@e...> 
wrote:
> >  
> > > I've been very happy with the Piezo "stuff" for a while now, 
but 
> you guys
> > > have my interest piqued about your workflow.  My main concern is
> > > WYSIWYG...is that the case with your workflow, is what is on 
your 
> screen
> > > what comes out the printer?  Are adjustments in PS the same, 
IE, 
> no special
> > > considerations?  What are the downsides to your workflow?
> > 
> > Austin
> > 
> > First off you need to convert your grayscale file to RGB for 
> printing. You
> > can work your file in grayscale up until you are about to print, 
> then
> > convert in order to apply Roark's curves. At that point your file 
> will look
> > wacky and will no longer be WYSIWYG, but it *was up until then.
> > 
> > *Myself and Jerry actually find that our prints come out a bit 
> darker than
> > our screen images, but I don't know about other users, and if 
it's a
> > calibration thing unique to our systems, or a function of the 
> process. I've
> > just learned to anticipate the situation much as I did dry-down 
in 
> the
> > darkroom. However by creating a custom dot gain preview, or a 
> transfer
> > function, it can be overcome, though I haven't done so yet. I 
> happen to
> > apply an adjustment layer to compensate, and Jerry uses a slider 
in 
> the
> > Epson driver. None the less up until Roark's curves are applied 
the 
> image is
> > relatively WYSIWIG, I'd guess within about 15-20% density on my 
> system.
> > 
> > Todd