Digital BW, The Print

tyler,

your article says you printed at the full 4000ppi.  don't epson
printers typically print at a native resolution of 360dpi (or is it
720dpi)?  i'm trying to understand the relationship of the 4000ppi to
the 360dpi.  thanks.



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tyler Boley"
<tyler@...> wrote:
>
> 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 
>