Steve,
>I used Epson premium glossy with the appropriate curve and
>set the paper type to the same.
Set the paper type to "Photo Paper." That is the default paper type for all
papers with UT2 unless stated otherwise in the information sheet.
Paul
www.PaulRoark.com
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--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> Steve,
>
> I try to make the curves to the same 50% density value and then
roll off the
> shadow tones from 70% or 75% to black to get even steps to the
various
> dmaxs. So, if a curve is printing darker overall, it's not
intentional.
>
> My observation was that the Premium SemiGloss curves worked well on
Premium
> Glossy and Premium Luster (but not Premium SemiMatte). I may not
have
> checked every combination of curve and paper, however.
>
> If you use the Premium Semigloss curve (UT2-PermSemiGloss ...),
what value
> does the 50% patch match if you hold a test strip next to one done
on, for
> example, EEM?
>
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>
> _________________________________
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Kobrin [mailto:kobrins@w...]
> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 4:25 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Glossy UT prints
>
> I tried printing on glossy paper for the first time using UT inks,
a
> 1280 and Epson's premium glossy paper. Using the carbon curves for
> Eboni black, the glossy print is a bit darker and there is some
loss
> of detail in very dark areas. (The difference can be seen across
the
> entire tonal range.) To this point, I have only printed on matte
> paper (my comparison in this case is EEM) and I am not sure what
> conclusion to draw. Is this a normal artifact of glossy paper, in
> which case it would be easy enough to apply a final curve to
lighten
> the image.
>
> I am using Paul Roark's curves rather than the sliders.
>
> Steve
>
>
>
>
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