Digital BW, The Print

is there a method to reduce or preferably eliminate the little black 
dots I see through a loupe ?

Is it a fuction of the epson driver ? I recently saw a 'dotless' 
print from a lab writing their own software which I assume, but I'm 
not sure, replaces the epson driver.

I use:
PhotoRag paper, MIS cfs system with sepia>neutral inkset, 1160, 
Paul's Curves.

thanks
Frank

Frank:

If you like the look of your 1160's prints at normal viewing distance 
using the MIS VM sepia>neutral inkset then put the loupe away and 
enjoy your work.

If you really have to have dotless highlights, and are willing to 
love the tones of the MIS FS (or FSN) inksets, then another choice 
for the 1160 is the RBG Partitioned Workflow which uses all 4 shades 
(as opposed to the VM's 3 gray shades + color toner).

Jeff Randall


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "frankg_photo" <frank@f...> 
wrote:
> is there a method to reduce or preferably eliminate the little 
black 

> dots I see through a loupe ?
> 
> Is it a fuction of the epson driver ? I recently saw a 'dotless' 
> print from a lab writing their own software which I assume, but I'm 
> not sure, replaces the epson driver.
> 
> I use:
> PhotoRag paper, MIS cfs system with sepia>neutral inkset, 1160, 
> Paul's Curves.
> 
> thanks
> Frank

, and are willing to 
> love the tones of the MIS FS (or FSN) inksets, then another choice 
> for the 1160 is the RBG Partitioned Workflow which uses all 4 
shades 
> (as opposed to the VM's 3 gray shades + color toner).

Jeff,
Is this - the RGB partitioned workflow with 4 shades rather than the 
3+toner, the reason/solution for the dots ?
Frank



> > is there a method to reduce or preferably eliminate the little 
> black 
> > dots I see through a loupe ?
> > 
> > Is it a fuction of the epson driver ? I recently saw a 'dotless' 
> > print from a lab writing their own software which I assume, but 
I'm 

> > not sure, replaces the epson driver.
> > 
> > I use:
> > PhotoRag paper, MIS cfs system with sepia>neutral inkset, 1160, 
> > Paul's Curves.
> > 
> > thanks
> > Frank

Frank:

Yes IMO.  BUT, at normal viewing distances this is really not a 
problem.

jr

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "frankg_photo" <frank@f...> 
wrote:
> 
> , and are willing to 
> > love the tones of the MIS FS (or FSN) inksets, then another 
choice 
> > for the 1160 is the RBG Partitioned Workflow which uses all 4 
> shades 
> > (as opposed to the VM's 3 gray shades + color toner).
> 
> Jeff,
> Is this - the RGB partitioned workflow with 4 shades rather than 
the 
> 3+toner, the reason/solution for the dots ?
> Frank
> 
> 
> 
> > > is there a method to reduce or preferably eliminate the little 
> > black 
> > > dots I see through a loupe ?
> > > 
> > > Is it a fuction of the epson driver ? I recently saw 
a 'dotless' 

> > > print from a lab writing their own software which I assume, but 
> I'm 
> > > not sure, replaces the epson driver.
> > > 
> > > I use:
> > > PhotoRag paper, MIS cfs system with sepia>neutral inkset, 1160, 
> > > Paul's Curves.
> > > 
> > > thanks
> > > Frank