Digital BW, The Print

I hope I don't sound stupid but being new to this group I am not 
quite sure what you are talking about when you speak of Transfer 
Functions and custom curves. How are the formed and used. I have been 
printing with Piezo for about a year without all the problems 
everbody speaks of-with the occasioal clog usually due to the lack of 
printing for a while but am unfamiliar with curves and T.F. I am 
wondering if they can help me with my printing

Vinny

Vinny,
      For the most part, when people in this group speak of curves, 
they are talking about a printing system different from Piezo.  
Paul Roark developed a system for B&W inkjet printing using the 
Epson drivers as opposed to the Piezo driver, and in order to use 
this system, a curve must be applied in Photoshop to print the 
image.    A Transfer Function is the method used to modify this 
system to different papers.  Because you are only using the 
Epson driver, you do not have the variety of paper profiles the 
Piezo software provides.
       I hope this answers your question.
        justin smith

"vinyo88" <orlandovl@h...> wrote:
> I hope I don't sound stupid but being new to this group I am not 
> quite sure what you are talking about when you speak of 
Transfer 
> Functions and custom curves. How are the formed and used. I 
have been 
> printing with Piezo for about a year without all the problems 
> everbody speaks of-with the occasioal clog usually due to the 
lack of 

> printing for a while but am unfamiliar with curves and T.F. I am 
> wondering if they can help me with my printing
> 
> Vinny

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Justin Thanks, that helps clear up some questions.

Vinny


 In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "smithj72" <smithj72@y...> 
wrote:

> Vinny,
>       For the most part, when people in this group speak of curves, 
> they are talking about a printing system different from Piezo.  
> Paul Roark developed a system for B&W inkjet printing using the 
> Epson drivers as opposed to the Piezo driver, and in order to use 
> this system, a curve must be applied in Photoshop to print the 
> image.    A Transfer Function is the method used to modify this 
> system to different papers.  Because you are only using the 
> Epson driver, you do not have the variety of paper profiles the 
> Piezo software provides.
>        I hope this answers your question.
>         justin smith
> 
> "vinyo88" <orlandovl@h...> wrote:
> > I hope I don't sound stupid but being new to this group I am not 
> > quite sure what you are talking about when you speak of 
> Transfer 
> > Functions and custom curves. How are the formed and used. I 
> have been 
> > printing with Piezo for about a year without all the problems 
> > everbody speaks of-with the occasioal clog usually due to the 
> lack of 
> > printing for a while but am unfamiliar with curves and T.F. I am 
> > wondering if they can help me with my printing
> > 
> > Vinny