Digital BW, The Print

Rick,

>
> All of this recent talk of alignments brings up an issue. Surely,
> there is a better way to assess alignment than the Epson utility on
> desktops like the 2200. I have given myself headaches examining the
> alignment patterns under a lupe and I'll be dam%ed if I can find any
> difference in any of the patterns, let alone which numer is best. Does
> anyone else out there have the same experience? Is this just the way
> it is?

The best method I have found to assess alignment is to print the 
alignment test on Pictorico OHP transparency material. You can easily 
tell the proper alignment pattern using this substrate because the dot 
gain is almost zero.

I discovered this checking for alignment when making digital negatives. 
I was amazed at the improvement after using the Pictorico.

Don Bryant