Digital BW, The Print

I have used Silver Efex quite a bit although I haven't printed 
anything yet because of chronic problems with my Epson 2400. For 
general B&W you may be just as well off if not better using channels. 
The advantage of Silver Efex is the ability to simulate various 
various development processes such as selenium and to get quick and 
dirty "looks". I like it a lot. I actually use Alien Skin Exposure 
more because you can directly simulate various film stocks -- does a 
pretty good job on various B&W as well as color emulsions. These 
programs don't let you do anything you can't do in PS -- just quicker 
and easier with perhaps a bit more control over various parameters. 
But as I say I haven't been printing recently -- Exposure gave me 
very nice B&W prints when I used it last.

Dave

David J. Schneider