Digital BW, The Print

Looking through the archive, I see that some experimentation has been 
done with the VM inkset on Somerset Velvet. It doesn't look 
especially encouraging. I'd be interested in hearing about any 
success or failure using the inkset and curves on an 1160, along with 
advice or warnings. Also, any suggestions about which curves might be 
the least problematic.

Chris Hargens

More extensive research through the archive makes it clear to me that 
uncoated papers, including Somerset Velvet, are not the papers to use 
with the VM inkset if you want deep blacks and also want to avoid 
posterization problems. Out of ignorance I had bought a package of 
Somerset Velvet because this paper was suggested on the MIS Web site 
as being the "very best for making fine art Quadtone prints on a 4 
color printer." I'll probably experiment with the paper -- since I 
can't return it -- to see what how it works with high-key images. 

Chris Hargens


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "tzinzunzan2000" 
<ldmr@c...> wrote:
> Looking through the archive, I see that some experimentation has 
been 
> done with the VM inkset on Somerset Velvet. It doesn't look 
> especially encouraging. I'd be interested in hearing about any 
> success or failure using the inkset and curves on an 1160, along 
with 
> advice or warnings. Also, any suggestions about which curves might 
be 

> the least problematic.
> 
> Chris Hargens

Chris,

While the deep blacks may not be there with that paper/ink 
combination, the posterization problems are probably due to a lack of 
a specific set of VM separation curves for that combination. The 
curve part could be fixed if you wanted to use the paper.

Martin Wesley

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "tzinzunzan2000" 
<ldmr@c...> wrote:
> More extensive research through the archive makes it clear to me 
that 
> uncoated papers, including Somerset Velvet, are not the papers to 
use 
> with the VM inkset if you want deep blacks and also want to avoid 
> posterization problems. Out of ignorance I had bought a package of 
> Somerset Velvet because this paper was suggested on the MIS Web 
site 
> as being the "very best for making fine art Quadtone prints on a 4 
> color printer." I'll probably experiment with the paper -- since I 
> can't return it -- to see what how it works with high-key images. 
> 
> Chris Hargens
> 
(snip)

Thanks, Martin, for the reply. I'm going into this blind. Trying to 
get the paper to work reasonably well, without unreasonable 
expectations, will probably be a good learning experience. Perhaps 
I'll even produce something I like.

Chris 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "mwesley3" 
<mwesley250@e...> wrote:
> Chris,
> 
> While the deep blacks may not be there with that paper/ink 
> combination, the posterization problems are probably due to a lack 
of 
> a specific set of VM separation curves for that combination. The 
> curve part could be fixed if you wanted to use the paper.
> 
> Martin Wesley
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "tzinzunzan2000" 
> <ldmr@c...> wrote:
> > More extensive research through the archive makes it clear to me 
> that 
> > uncoated papers, including Somerset Velvet, are not the papers to 
> use 
> > with the VM inkset if you want deep blacks and also want to avoid 
> > posterization problems. Out of ignorance I had bought a package 
of 
> > Somerset Velvet because this paper was suggested on the MIS Web 
> site 
> > as being the "very best for making fine art Quadtone prints on a 
4 
> > color printer." I'll probably experiment with the paper -- since 
I 

> > can't return it -- to see what how it works with high-key images. 
> > 
> > Chris Hargens
> > 
> (snip)