Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Watson
<bwyg@...> wrote:
>
> Clayton Jones wrote:
> > ...That may sound strange, but the tone
> > actually shifts slightly along the ramp...
...
> I was beginning to think I was the only one who saw this...

Nope, one of the first tests I did here was an ABW test on EEM when
the 9800 came in the door.
I figured before I start messing things up, let's see what the rave is
about. Particularly on their own paper, you'd think that would be
absolutely nailed.
But it changed hue down the ramp in an unattractive way, in fact it
was one of the most unappealing B&W inkjet prints I've seen in a while.
The monochromatic inksets are still making the nicest prints here. And
for the new art gloss papers, correct profiles with the 3 part K and
the CMYK RIP are looking better than the ABW mode.
I imagine good QTR work could get you there as well.
I think nice work can be done with ABW, but some things have to fall
into place and some testing done to find the sweet spots on a given
paper, as Clayton suggests.
Tyler
www.custom-digital.com