Digital BW, The Print

Hi Earl,

>
> I've been fooling around with this combo for a couple days 
> and have a  couple questions.
> 1) wondering if there is a recommended way to "cool" down 
> the prints.  
> They are a bit too warm for my likes.

The paper choice is most important.  The Premier Art Smooth Bright 
White is about the most "neutra" -- starts with a negative Lab B and 
has about a 3 unit rise.

If you're using a rip, using more of the lightest inks might hold 
down the rise in Lab B a bit.  The warmth of the inks peaks in the at 
about the M (LK) density.


> 2) I'm getting a lot of banding.  

YOu should not be getting banding.  If you're using QTR, I recommend 
curves with more overlap.  With the Epson driver, use the highest 
quality setting.  On my 220 just setting the driver to Color Controls 
and gamma 2.2 made a smooth print that linearized well with QTR's 
Create ICC.

Of course, be sure the nozzles are all firing correctly.

Good luck with the combination.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com