Digital BW, The Print

I've been gradually making the switch from analog to digital 
printing, and have had fine results with Piezo software and Cone 
inks -- except for the endless clogging and the price.

So I'm testing MIS FS inks ("refilled" virgin carts) with my 1160.  I 
get good tonal results using the Woolf workflow, but the dots are too 
visible in the high end.

Using the piezo software I get blotched, muddy prints (these are 
files that printed beautifully with Cone inks). Fiddling with gamma 
doesn't help.

Any suggestions appreciated!

Stephen Smith

Stephan:

You could try the 1160 partitioned RGB workflow for the MIS FS inkset.

It's posted here at

Files> Ink Sets reviews and techniques> MIS FS> 1160 Partitioned 
Workflow.

or on the MIS ( www.inksupply.com )Quad workflow pages

The partitioned workflow should yield dot free light tones from 0% to 
about 30% (where the medium gray ink kicks in).  It also often 
eliminates the banding that some folks report with the Woolf lumped 
RGB workflow in the dark end.

Thanks.

Jeff Randall


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "sdsmith9999" 
<sdsmith9999@a...> wrote:
> I've been gradually making the switch from analog to digital 
> printing, and have had fine results with Piezo software and Cone 
> inks -- except for the endless clogging and the price.
> 
> So I'm testing MIS FS inks ("refilled" virgin carts) with my 1160.  
I 
> get good tonal results using the Woolf workflow, but the dots are 
too 

> visible in the high end.
> 
> Using the piezo software I get blotched, muddy prints (these are 
> files that printed beautifully with Cone inks). Fiddling with gamma 
> doesn't help.
> 
> Any suggestions appreciated!
> 
> Stephen Smith

I get good results with one of Paul Roark's curves
(meant for the VM inks) with FS inks.  Also, Jeff
Randall has a curve for FS inks you might want to try.
I, however, have not had good results with this
workflow - but I certainly could be doing something
wrong.

Thom
--- sdsmith9999 <sdsmith9999@...> wrote:

> So I'm testing MIS FS inks ("refilled" virgin carts)
> with my 1160.  I 
> get good tonal results using the Woolf workflow, but
> the dots are too 
> visible in the high end.

> Any suggestions appreciated!
> 
> Stephen Smith

I get great results with the Piezo software and the MIS FS inks on my 1160.
Have you tried a slight curves adjustment in Photoshop?  I generally adjust
my curve from 30 to 20 on one end, and 70 to 80 on the other.  Your mileage
may vary.  When I want it snappier I use the Woolf workflow.  Haven't
noticed the dots.

STEPHEN    JENNINGS
    P h o t o g r a p h e r
       Cambridge, MA
sgjennin@...

> 
> I've been gradually making the switch from analog to digital
> printing, and have had fine results with Piezo software and Cone
> inks -- except for the endless clogging and the price.
> 
> So I'm testing MIS FS inks ("refilled" virgin carts) with my 1160.  I
> get good tonal results using the Woolf workflow, but the dots are too
> visible in the high end.
> 
> Using the piezo software I get blotched, muddy prints (these are
> files that printed beautifully with Cone inks). Fiddling with gamma
> doesn't help.
> 
> Any suggestions appreciated!
> 
> Stephen Smith
> 
>