Digital BW, The Print

If ever there is a case of teach a man to fish it's with making digital
negatives. Since the many of the processes used are UV in nature and that is
not a fixed source for many, the starting point can not be a plug and play
for many. Everything that the light passes through will effect the process
so having a preset seems a bit like being lock into certain conditions to
me. How diverse was the pool of workers within the print makers to develop
this preset? Isn't it time to think a little like a an with a hammer? The
hammer doesn't care which brand of nail it strikes or which type of wood the
nail penetrates. The printing industry is trying to design systems that
require us to build an image based on a given starting point with NO
deviation from beginning to end. Looking at our old B&W paradigm, we had
paper that could be put in any tray or trays. Developed however we wanted
for as long as we wanted. 

 

Canon has begun to release printer with auto retouch features. 

 

I think we all want one that prints money and not just sucks it up : ) 

 

Eric

 

Eric Neilsen

Eric Neilsen Photography

4101 Commerce Street, Suite 9

Dallas, TX 75226

 

www.ericneilsenphotography.com

skype me with ejprinter

www.ericneilsenphotography.com/forum1

Let's Talk Photography

 

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From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of C D Tobie
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 12:35 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] HP Large Format Photo Negatives

 

  

>>How about making it work on an Epson?

HP has no possible justification for that. HP's wide format team in
Barcelona has shown some interest in B&W specialty processes over the years.
We have not seen that kind of response from Epson. In fact, reduced sales to
the photo market have left the printer manufacturers looking to increase
sales in other areas instead of photo printing, so we may see less, not
more, development in our area in the near future. If this type of process is
to run on Epson printers, it would have to be third party developers who
move it along; and since it uses OEM ink, the only third parties who might
find it valuable would be RIP developers. Also, since it requires driver
development, RIP developers are the only ones who would have the needed
control. 

C. David Tobie
Global Product Technology Manager
Digital Imaging and Home Theater
Datacolor inc. 
cdtobie@... <mailto:cdtobie%40datacolor.com> 
www.datacolor.com

On Aug 21, 2010, at 1:04 PM, Mark Savoia <mark@...
<mailto:mark%40stillrivereditions.com> > wrote:

> How about making it work on an Epson?

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