Digital BW, The Print

Thanks Clayton.  

I am using a 1280 with UT2, Paul Roark's curves, some of the profiles 
he has done and QTR.  I will try some eperiments. 

It is clearly time to learn to profile.

Steve

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones" 
<cj@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Stephen,
> 
> >I just bought a box of Epson Velvet Fine Art and wonder if the 
> >curves and profiles I have for EEM will work reasonably well with 
> >this paper.  It apparently has the same coating as EEM.
> 
> I've often wondered about the "same coating" claim that some papers
> use. Kayenta and Entrada are supposed to be the same, and EEM/VFA, 
but
> in both cases my experience is that they all have quite a different
> response.  I'm not doubting the claim, just that it doesn't mean the
> papers will react the same.
> 
> More specific to EEM and VFA, with my 2400 they are quite 
different. 
> Given a certain image and ABW setting, the two papers with their
> respective profiles do not produce prints that look alike.  I've 
found
> that the VFA setting works well with most matte papers as well as 
VFA,
> while the EEM setting, when I used it in the beginning, produced 
oddly
> colorized and unsatisfying looking prints on everything I tried,
> including EEM.  I get better results using the VFA setting on EEM.  
> 
> You didn't say what printer and ink you're using, but I suggest to
> simply try some tests and you'll immediately know the answer for 
your
> setup and your own tastes.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
>