Digital BW, The Print

It's a logical assumption that the photo surfaces would print with more resolution. The 
fact is that the coatings are very different from the clay like material used on matte, and 
can't take as much ink. Multi density mono ink methods' ability to deliver as much info 
from file to paper as possible depend on being able to put down high ink percentages of 
light inks, and decent total ink as well.
So far the photo surface coatings have not performed nearly as well in this regard,so even 
many are making satisfying prints on them, they do less well under scrutiny than the best 
matte systems. Workers making ink setups even for color run into this difference and 
know it well. The best matte coatings do not, even with a textured paper, scatter the inks 
as one might imagine, but describe the dots very well. Hope that makes sense.
The photo surface approach is evolving and of course will improve over time.
Hope this helps, it a bit hard to explain without an entire write-up on how the best 
systems utilize multi density mono inks, and why it works.
Tyler 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Gary Wagner" <gcwagner@...> 
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> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: How tiny dots determine real resolution in a B&W
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> I wonder how much better the ink prints would look on glossy or smooth
> surface paper for this comparison? The silver was a contact I assume on
> glossy paper it has no paper texture to deal with. 
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> > I just read a very interesting article that Tyler Boley 
> > has published on his site. Using highly magnified areas 
> > of actual prints he demonstrates the importance of 
> > multiple shades of gray inks (and variable dot size) 
> > to produce the highest possible resolution in a B&W
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