Digital BW, The Print

Yes. IMO that will be a good beginning. Then print the calibration
pattern and make sure you have separation between the 100 and 95%
patches. If not, reduce the ink limit and try again. When all steps
are distinguished, go ahead and take the patch readings from a print
of the 21 step tablet to use for linearizing the curve.

Regards
Duane


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "David"
<dkfreed@...> wrote:
>
> On my Epson 2400, I want to try printing with only my matte black ink
> cartridge, not the light black or the light-light black. (I'm tryng to
> create transparencies that I'll use for exposing photo polymer etching
> plates and I need a dense dot/grain pattern (closer to a Bitmap), and
> not a continuous tone image as you would want for fine art printing on
> paper.)
> 
> What would be my curve creation settings to do this?  As a starting
> point and best guess, I'd say: 
> 
> * Black Ink selected (showing "gray ink"), at Density of 100, I but
> don't know what "ink limit" should be (right now its blank). 
> 
> * All other inks "not used."
> 
> * By default "Default Ink Limit" is at 55. Is this the overall amount
> of ink laid down?  And would I keep it at this setting? 
> 
> Again, thanks for your help, David.
>