Digital BW, The Print

Printworks and Enhanced Matter are fairly close, but certainly not the  same. 
 Printworks is a bit cooler, brighter white as opposed to the  slightly 
warmer tone of the EEM.  The EEM print does seem to have a bit  more contrast/depth 
than the Printworks (and it is a bit heavier in  weight).  This is comparing 
two prints done from the same QTR  settings.  Perhaps I could tweak the 
settings to get a closer match.   I would definitely choose EEM for a final print.  
However, I like to proof  my prints at the size - and with the borders - I'm 
going to use in the final  print.  This means one print per sheet of paper.  
For me, the  Printworks paper is fine for this, and a box of 100 sheets costs 
about  what a box of 50 sheets of EEM paper costs.
 
Good luck,  Edward 


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--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, nedmast2@a... wrote:
> Printworks and Enhanced Matter are fairly close, but certainly not
the  same. 
>  Printworks is a bit cooler, brighter white as opposed to the  slightly 
> warmer tone of the EEM.  The EEM print does seem to have a bit  more
contrast/depth 
> than the Printworks (and it is a bit heavier in  weight).  This is
comparing 
> two prints done from the same QTR  settings.  Perhaps I could tweak the 
> settings to get a closer match.   I would definitely choose EEM for
a final print.  
> However, I like to proof  my prints at the size - and with the
borders - I'm 
> going to use in the final  print.  This means one print per sheet of
paper.  
> For me, the  Printworks paper is fine for this, and a box of 100
sheets costs 
> about  what a box of 50 sheets of EEM paper costs.

What a strange thing to do, IMHO: you are "proofing" with this
Printworks paper--which has different brightness and tonal curve
("warmer tone..." more contrast/depth") compared to your final print
paper (which is EEM)--and this is to save about 10 cents per sheet?
Have I missed something?

Phil

Well, strange. . .perhaps.  But let me clarify a bit.  By  proofing I am 
referring to initial printings of photos to see if they are  worth pursuing 
seriously.  At this stage the small differences between EEM  and Printworks are not 
the significant issue, but rather how does the print  work overall. . .have I 
seen anything worth printing?  For me it  sometimes takes several days of 
looking at a print from time to time to reach  this decision.  If I decide to keep 
it I'll work on it with  EEM.  I must admit that when working in the 
traditional darkroom I  often used RC paper for proof sheets, but would print anything 
worth keeping on  fibre based paper.  In that case it was for convenience; in 
this case,  cost.  I did NOT mean to imply that one could fine tune a print 
on  Printworks and then just use the same settings for the final print  on EEM 
- or any other paper. Sorry if I gave that impression. . .  Edward 


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