Digital BW, The Print

Is forced drying with a hair drier out of the question.

john



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "dlruckus"
<dlruckus@...> wrote:
>
> I agree with you Greg. I found that sometimes several days were needed
> to get full drydown as well. In my case the differences were shown not
> only via instrument but were readily visible between a fresh print and
> one several days old side by side. They were not related to local
> humidity level either as that was fully controled.
> 
> Regards
> Duane
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Greg"
> <dfaprinting@> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Very true. I have mixed feelings about the built in spectro. You do
> > still need to let the ink dry before measuring it, so having it built
> > into the printer may not be the best idea. I worked with a guy in
> > London to make some profiles for his HP DJ130. He found that the self
> > calibration was very different if he let the print dry for a couple of
> > days before running it back through the printer to be measured.
> > Normally the print only dries for a few moments before it gets
> > measured. He found much less blocking in the near black areas by
> > letting it dry.
> > 
> > If they want to give the users the ability to do things like this, I
> > think it would be better if they had just included the hand operated
> > spectro in the box with the printer. Just my opinion... take it for
> > what it's worth.
> >
>