Digital BW, The Print

Hello group!

I have been printing with moderate success over the last year using 
MIS-VM inks, an Epson 980, and either Legion Photo Matte paper or 
Epson Archival Matte (now re-named I believe).  I received helpful 
suggestions from several of you in the past, particularly from Paul 
Roark, and settled on using PS curves created by Paul for the 1160.  
Those curves do not produce a very linear greyscale for the 980 and 
saturate at the black end.  I have tweaked these curves roughly (by 
eye and by means of a flatbed scanner and VueScan in lieu of a 
densitometer).  The results are still less than ideal.

I was just wondering if anyone might have produced new curves that 
work better for me.  Any help would be greatly valued.

Cheers,
Kiefer Elliott
Vancouver, Canada

If you are willing to try tweaking the curves but need better readings  
of the densities try contacting ABC photo (about 4th and Fir).  I took  
them two step wedges yesterday and they (Jim Stay) made the readings  
while I waited.  It took about 5 minutes. Very helpful people.  There  
may be a small service fee.

--
Kevin Gulstene

On Thursday, March 20, 2003, at 09:01  AM, slightlyoutoffocus wrote:

> Hello group!
>
> I have been printing with moderate success over the last year using
> MIS-VM inks, an Epson 980, and either Legion Photo Matte paper or
> Epson Archival Matte (now re-named I believe).  I received helpful
> suggestions from several of you in the past, particularly from Paul
> Roark, and settled on using PS curves created by Paul for the 1160.
> Those curves do not produce a very linear greyscale for the 980 and
> saturate at the black end.  I have tweaked these curves roughly (by
> eye and by means of a flatbed scanner and VueScan in lieu of a
> densitometer).  The results are still less than ideal.
>
> I was just wondering if anyone might have produced new curves that
> work better for me.  Any help would be greatly valued.
>
> Cheers,
> Kiefer Elliott
> Vancouver, Canada
>
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Thanks Kevin, I will give them a try.

-Kiefer

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Gulstene 
<kevin@d...> wrote:
> If you are willing to try tweaking the curves but need better 
readings  
> of the densities try contacting ABC photo (about 4th and Fir).  I 
took  
> them two step wedges yesterday and they (Jim Stay) made the 
readings  
> while I waited.  It took about 5 minutes. Very helpful people.  
There  
> may be a small service fee.
> 
> --
> Kevin Gulstene
> 
> On Thursday, March 20, 2003, at 09:01  AM, slightlyoutoffocus wrote:
> 
> > Hello group!
> >
> > I have been printing with moderate success over the last year 
using
> > MIS-VM inks, an Epson 980, and either Legion Photo Matte paper or
> > Epson Archival Matte (now re-named I believe).  I received helpful
> > suggestions from several of you in the past, particularly from 
Paul
> > Roark, and settled on using PS curves created by Paul for the 
1160.
> > Those curves do not produce a very linear greyscale for the 980 
and
> > saturate at the black end.  I have tweaked these curves roughly 
(by
> > eye and by means of a flatbed scanner and VueScan in lieu of a
> > densitometer).  The results are still less than ideal.
> >
> > I was just wondering if anyone might have produced new curves that
> > work better for me.  Any help would be greatly valued.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Kiefer Elliott
> > Vancouver, Canada
> >
> >
> > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor  
> > ---------------------~-->
> > Your own Online Store Selling our Overstock.
> > http://us.click.yahoo.com/rZll0B/4ftFAA/46VHAA/ucIolB/TM
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------
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