Reducing grain in prints
2007-10-15 by Mark McCarvill
I'm seeking suggestions on how to reduce `grain' in my QTR prints on Entrada natural. I'm using UT7 inks with eboni black on a 7600, printing at 1440 super. Here <http://www.stepwise.ca/QTR.jpg> is a test strip to illustrate the problem. For those interested, here <http://www.stepwise.ca/QTR_Curve.jpg> is the detailed curve data. In a nutshell, I'm using a very low ink limit (30%), which I know contributes to grain. But going higher (even 35%) results in shiny, inky lines in the 90 - 100% black patches. And printing at 2880 doesn't improve things. Any ideas would be welcome on how to introduce more smoothness without adding excessive ink. Thanks [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]