Digital BW, The Print

Thanks David!  That makes sense.  

I was printing test squares (like Paul said, 1" black squares) last 
night and I was surprised at how much of a difference each of the 
paper type settings made - and that was only testing the blacks.  

Brian
http://www.brianchapmanphotography.com

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, CDTobie@... 
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> In a message dated 6/8/06 7:02:37 PM, brianechapman@... writes:
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> > Using the epson driver (and the R220 in my case), is there a 
list of
> > paper types that is ordered from highest to lowest ink load?
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> Ink load is not linear. A given media setting may have a heavy 
load at black, 
> but be weak in the shadows, or in the midtones, and perhaps heavy 
again in 
> the highlights. So its not very useful to rate them as heavy, 
medium, or light 
> overall, as they respond differently at different ink densities 
throughout the 
> range, to optimize it for a given paper. Thats why its important 
to try 
> differing media settings with a new paper, to determine the best 
match, rather than 
> choosing one from its name, or its description as a light or heavy 
ink load.
> 
> C. David Tobie
> Product Technology Manager
> ColorVision Business Unit
> Datacolor Inc.
> CDTobie@...
> www.colorvision.com
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