I imagine that some of us have gotten the notion that we can just press a a button and 'voila' ! a great print... not so ! That would be akin to going into a darkroom, throwing in a neg, zapping it with some light, a dip in the soup and instant success.
I have been working with my new R1800 for about a 2 weeks now and am just starting to get a handle on it. Previously I printed BO on a 890 (1280) and had relatively easy results. This carbon ink seems a bit more difficult but, I must say that the combination of carbon and the smaller 'dot' size is becoming appealing. I could swap out to a R2400 which would probably be easier,but I think that the prints are a bit compromised with the whites being covered over so to speak.
Good luck and don't give up... if it were that easy it might not be as rewarding.
Bernard
arnnad <arnnad@...> wrote: --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Bernard Wolf
wrote:
>
> Hi Arnnad.... I would suggest you spend a bit of time at Clayton
Jones's site.. particularly the section on papers and work
flow .... think this a wee bit more complex that might be imagined on
first glance... (~;
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> Bernard
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> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
>Thanks Bernard. I was hoping for a simple answer to my simple
question. Once again, the devil is in the details. Thanks for
steering me in the right direction.
>
>
> arnnad wrote: I'm inexperienced using this program and
am puzzled why prints look
> flat and "blacks" are typically gray with less contrast than I'd
expect.
>
> I usually punch up saturation and/or contrast in the RGB original
and
> the black/white conversion looks fine on my CRT monitor. Color
prints
> closely match the monitor but not so with black/white. I know I
could
> further darken the image in PSCS3 but it would be strictly a guess
as
> to the printed result. The monitor is calibrated and I have no
trouble
> with color printing.
>
> I use an Epson 2200 and matte paper.
>
> Thanks for your help
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