Digital BW, The Print

I used to get microbanding to various degrees when I used 1440dpi resolution 
or below on various Epsons. It could be minimised, as you suggest, by head 
alignments (even though I wasn't using high-speed printing), but it usually 
disappeared entirely if I used 2440 dpi resolution or above. I think this is 
because at the highest resolutions, the printer overlaps the bands of ink 
much more - 'super microweave' or something similar - and this hides the 
micro-variation in paper and head movements. The downside is that printing 
is slower, but 'perfection doesn't come easily' as they say.

Bob Frost.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Roark" <paul.roark@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 4:39 PM
Subject: RE: [Digital BW] So how "micro" IS micro-banding?


Assuming the nozzle check is perfect, alignment of the print head would be
the next thing to try.  Even after you've done all you can, however, a fair
percentage of printers still show some microbanding when a loupe is used to
examine the prints.  Most are not perfect.