Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "suvaloo"
<suvaloo@...> wrote:
>
>I am fairly new to digital printing.  Have an Epson 3800 with ABW 
>mode and an Imac computer.   I am struggling to get a good match 
>between the monitor and the print.  The image is much lighter on 
>screen than what is printed.  I am trying to create a dot gain curve 
>but am not sure if I am doing it correctly.  Can anyone tell me in 
>detail how to create the curve and how to apply it properly.  Any 
>other tips on how to get a good match?

There are a number of settings that can affect this.  Without all the
details it's hard to know what to suggest.  For a good starting place
please see article #9 at the link below.  It outlines in detail a
K3/ABW workflow (it's for a 2400 but the basic principles will apply).
 It covers some of the approaches to getting a good match and will at
least get you started toward understanding how things work.

Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
I-Trak 2.1   http://www.cjcom.net/itrak.htm