Digital BW, The Print

Your problem is your paper setting.
Did you check which paper setting is recommended for Photo Rag by
Hahnemühle?
I would use the same paper setting for ABW set to normal.

Also for a great result you need to use QTR Create ICC - Google it.

Mike




2008/9/5 Igor Wesdorp <iwesdorp@...>

>   Hello everyone.
>
> I just bought me a 3800 and printed some step wedges on Photo Rag with
> ABW. Then I measured them with a densitometer. But the results were
> not good. See the graph at http://www.xs4all.nl/~hc6/3800/3800.htm
>
> Although the largest part of the curve is smooth, the darkest parts
> are bad, with no differentation between the 2 darkest steps.
>
> My settings were:
> PS CS:
> - Print space/Profile/ Printer color management.
> - Working space: gray Gamma 2.2.
>
> Epson:
> - Media type: Velvet Fine Art Paper
>
> Epson ABW:
> - Tone: Dark.
> - No further adjustments.
>
> I also did a print on Velvet Fine Art Paper, which looked good, but I
> want to use Photo Rag.
>
> Could anyone, please, give me the right settings for printing B&W on
> Photo Rag with the 3800? (if it is possible to make a good print on
> this paper with the 3800)
>
> Thank you,
>
> Igor
>
> 
>


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