Re: Confusion--Best Printer/Inks for B&W printing
2002-08-12 by danisueks
Wow! What a lively, informative forum this is. The problem is, there is SO much information here, that is really overwhelming to someone who s just coming in
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Re: [Digital BW] Sudden epson 1160 vertical banding w. Piezo/MIS FS after layoff
2002-08-12 by Martin Wesley
aa, You might try the soaked paper towel routine as this is probably something that should be done periodically to keep the bottom of the heads clean. You
Sepia-Neutral ink set on www.frankgross.com (was Re: [Digital BW] prints looking "muddy")
2002-08-12 by frankg_photo
Sam for the webpage the tone was done via Col Adjustment (some red+yellow). No printing. Scanned PS Webpage. I have printed many of them with the inkset -
Re: [Digital BW] Density Measurements on 2200 Wedges
2002-08-12 by Jerry Olson
Robert, they appear to have greatly improved the metamerism with the SG inkset. If you print to a nice neutral in daylight, the prints look just a tad sepia in
Re: [Digital BW] prints looking "muddy"
2002-08-12 by frankg_photo
Thank you for all this - I will try it. ... besides ... curves. ... with a ... photos. I think ... email from ... bit mode, ... and white ... I m happy ...
Sudden epson 1160 vertical banding w. Piezo/MIS FS after layoff
2002-08-12 by andrewjadler
Hi everyone. I m having one of those infernal banding dilemmas that popped up suddenly after an approximately three-week period of printer non-use while I was
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Printing B&W with a laser printer
2002-08-12 by david_bookbinder@sprynet.com
Glad your laser printer fixed itself. Maybe the bits of coating finally wore off. I had a laser printer that appeared to have a fatal scratch in the drum or
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Printing B&W with a laser printer
2002-08-12 by Pat Thompson
IBM Photo Quality Matte coated (on one side) inkjet 8.5x11 paper (very inexpensive) that I use to test my inkjet images before proofing 13x19. I keep a stack
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Best printer for B&W Printing???
2002-08-12 by Jerry Olson
Dave, how can you see the tiny banding on all these prints, and not be able to tell the difference between the 3000 and 1280 printer? I can see dots from the
Re: [Digital BW] Density Measurements on 2200 Wedges
2002-08-12 by Robert Morrison
... Don, Without the lightfastness...and with metamerism. Check the posts on this inkset for other opinions before you consider it...but it is one serious
Re: [Digital BW] next step questions
2002-08-12 by Jerry Olson
I don t believe there is a CIS system for the EX. Cartridges will cost you a fortune! Jerry
Re: [Digital BW] Density Measurements on 2200 Wedges
2002-08-12 by Jerry Olson
With Small gamut inks you can get any tone you want. Jerry
Re: [Digital BW] Curve for MIS-VM with Hahnemuhle German Etch
2002-08-12 by Jerry Olson
Maybe you re using the wrong side of the paper, or maybe you got a batch of bad paper. Believe me the VM inks print beautifully on this paper. Jerry
Re: [Digital BW] SElenium Tonin was Density Measurements on 2200 Wedges
2002-08-12 by Truman Prevatt
Yep, on most of my shots I am after the cool whites and the cold blacks - very slightly to the deep purple side. Oriental was wonderful for this as was the
Re: [Digital BW] prints looking "muddy"
2002-08-12 by workmantx@aol.com
Frank, When I sent my first email this morning, I forgot to put in that besides converting to 8-bit, I convert to RGB before loading one of Paul s curves. I ve
Sepia-Neutral ink set on www.frankgross.com (was Re: [Digital BW] prints looking "muddy")
2002-08-12 by Sam A. McCandless
Frank s daughter must be good: his web site serves his images up fast, even on my slow connection, and the site looks good too. I m curious to know whether all
Re: [Digital BW] Density Measurements on 2200 Wedges
2002-08-12 by donbga
Jerry, ... enough, it ... the ... In a word yes! One of the tyrannys of quad tone inks is the lack of flexible color options. Don Bryant
Re: [Digital BW] prints looking "muddy"
2002-08-12 by workmantx@aol.com
Frank, I ll confess to being a newbie at this, but last week I came up with a solution that I m very happy with to give more snap to my photos. I think I
Re: [Digital BW] SElenium Tonin was Density Measurements on 2200 Wedges
2002-08-12 by Martin Wesley
Alan, Yeah but after all that heavy toner exposure I have difficulty typing and spelling. Did I really type that subject line? Groan. I was devastated during
Re: [Digital BW] prints looking "muddy"
2002-08-12 by Martin Wesley
Frank, Without your prints in front of me I really don t know where to point you. You might go back to basics and make the digital equivalent of a straight
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Best printer for B&W Printing???
2002-08-12 by Martin Wesley
... From: dgabbe2001 To: Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 3:10 PM Subject:
Re: [Digital BW] Converting to BW
2002-08-12 by Robert Morrison
And if you want the simpler and 16 bit savvy version just use the channel mixer and enter the percent of blue, green and red channels you want with the
Small Gamut (was Density Meas .... etc.)
2002-08-12 by Ernst Dinkla
... From: Jerry Olson To: Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 6:23 PM Subject: Re: [Digital BW]
Re: [Digital BW] Converting to BW
2002-08-12 by Todd Flashner
... Since I brought the method up I ll do my best to explain it. It does not work in 16 bit mode because it requires layers, which 16 bit does not support. You
Re: [Digital BW] Curve for MIS-VM with Hahnemuhle German Etch
2002-08-12 by Todd Flashner
... Are you sure you re printing on the coated side of the paper? Todd
RE: [Digital BW] Re: Stair Interpolation
2002-08-12 by A. Huntley
Andy, Since I work with up to 130MB files--scanned B&W 8x10--I am used to working with large files. I don t tend to worry about how much resolution I m sending
RE: [Digital BW] SElenium Tonin was Density Measurements on 2200 Wedges
2002-08-12 by A. Huntley
Martin, Right on!!! To my eye, nothing I ve seen, yet, beats a well executed silver print on selenium toned Oriental. One of my favs for many years. And, the
RE: [Digital BW] Stair Interpolation
2002-08-12 by A. Huntley
Alan, I think a little confusion may have set in here. SI (Stair Interpolation), like GF, is for rezzing up image files. SI does not sharpen, nor does GF.
Re: [Digital BW] prints looking "muddy"
2002-08-12 by frankg_photo
Martin, You are right that my skill level has definitely not caught up with what I d love to see on paper. For sure I cannot blame poor tools or materials for
RE: [Digital BW] Converting to BW
2002-08-11 by James Belec
The Imaging Factory has a 16bit plugin for PS which does a very nice job. I originally used this filter for quick and dirty checks to see if it was worth doing
Re: [Digital BW] Stair Interpolation
2002-08-11 by Alan Zinn
... Jerry, You mean it does hairs better? - HE HE thanks, AZ Maker of Lookaround panoramic camera. http://www.panoramacamera.us or keyword.com lookaround
Re: [Digital BW] Converting to BW
2002-08-11 by Richard Sintchak
Sunday, August 11, 2002, 3:31:45 PM, bggilliand2001 wrote: b All, b I ve got a testy image that I need to convert to a BW for quad b printing. Lots of
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Best printer for B&W Printing???
2002-08-11 by Robert Morrison
... Buy a 1280 ... I ve seen hundreds and hundreds of prints from about that number of printers...many people send prints out with banding in them...that s
Converting to BW
2002-08-11 by bggilliand2001
All, I ve got a testy image that I need to convert to a BW for quad printing. Lots of trouble with the skin tones. (wedding shot) I read through the posts and
next step questions
2002-08-11 by wolf.herold
Hi all, having ploughed thru the enormous wealth of information and advice on this list for some time and tried to use it to climb a rather steep learning
Re: Best printer for B&W Printing???
2002-08-11 by dgabbe2001
... switch down to ... with the ... either the ... the highest ... This is definitely true, I use 1440 (better) quality on the 1280 with no visible difference
Re: [Digital BW] Curve for MIS-VM with Hahnemuhle German Etch
2002-08-11 by jamiedrouin
Hi Jerry, I have no problem getting great prints using EAM...it s just when I try the German Etching that everything goes to hell in a handbag. Best, Jamie.
Re: [Digital BW] Stair Interpolation
2002-08-11 by Jerry Olson
Alan, Well, Yes, they are a bit sharper. Jerry HO HO!
Re: [Digital BW] prints looking "muddy"
2002-08-11 by Jerry Olson
Frank, Have you tried the auto levels, or auto contrast? Sometimes this works, sometimes not, but at least you ll have a white and a black point set, so you
Re: [Digital BW] Curve for MIS-VM with Hahnemuhle German Etch
2002-08-11 by Jerry Olson
Jamie, Something is wrong somewhere with your settings. Royal Plush/German Etching makes beautiful prints with a quad black archival pigment system, as well as
Re: [Digital BW] Variable Mix Quadtone or Full Spectrum Hextone
2002-08-11 by Martin Wesley
... From: krippa1010 To: Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 11:01 AM Subject: Re:
For Paul or anybody VM contrast change
2002-08-11 by vinyo88
I posted this a couple of days ago and got no answer, so here goes again. I printed a B&W in RGB without using any curves and it printed quite nice (I forgot
Re: [Digital BW] Variable Mix Quadtone or Full Spectrum Hextone
2002-08-11 by krippa1010
... people, myself ... the ... with the ... either would ... warm and ... you ... Thanks Martin. Still a bit of confusion. At the homepage of MIS Associates
Re: [Digital BW] prints looking "muddy"
2002-08-11 by Martin Wesley
Frank, That is pretty hard to answer. I think we all struggle getting just the right combination of adjustments to get that snap . It is difficult in the
Re: [Digital BW] Variable Mix Quadtone or Full Spectrum Hextone
2002-08-11 by Martin Wesley
... From: krippa1010 To: Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 9:42 AM Subject: [Digital
Variable Mix Quadtone or Full Spectrum Hextone
2002-08-11 by krippa1010
Hi. I have been printing digital color for some years no. Now its time to pick up the B&W again. BUT..... after reading some intresting things on the web I am
Re: [Digital BW] Curve for MIS-VM with Hahnemuhle German Etch
2002-08-11 by jamiedrouin
Hi Jerry, I m getting a very weak black with midtones that have an almost solarized appearance. The worst is how the black has a defined edge where it meets
Re: [Digital BW] Stair Interpolation
2002-08-11 by Jerry Olson
Alan, a HAIR better than Genuine Fractals. Very small, but noticeable in side by side comparisons. Jerry
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Stair Interpolation
2002-08-11 by Jerry Olson
Andy, You really don t need to print photographs at much more than 240 DPI, unless you have very small text or tiny details that you must keep as sharp as
Re: [Digital BW] Curve for MIS-VM with Hahnemuhle German Etch
2002-08-11 by Jerry Olson
What do you mean by nasty? I haven t used the paper very much, way too expensive for the large sizes for me, but I just used the neutral curve in paul s set,