"remononaz1" <homershannon@...> wrote: > > ... RED RIVER AURORA ART WHITE OR SOMETIMES AURORA FINE ART WHITE http://www.redrivercatalog.com/browse/aurorawhite.html > > > ... THE RAMP IS VERY GOOD UP TO ABOUT 70 THEN INSTEAD OF INCREASING AT 5, IT INCREASES AT ABOUT 2-3 AND ONLY GETS TO 85 AT THE 21ST POSITION. IT STAYS LINEAR SO 'CREATE ICC' DOES NOT GENERATE AN ERROR. The most popular workspaces -- Adobe RGB (1998), sRGB, and for B&W Gray Gamma 2.2 -- all have a characteristic curve that compresses the deep shadow values. If you are using an ICC and are in one of these spaces, the toe (using old darkroom terms here) will be compressed, almost to the point that you don't see much difference between the values with normal indoor lighting. Is it possible that is what is happening? ... > > > > As is, the paper prints nicely, but lacks the punch of deeper blacks. That could be the normal Aurora dmax you're seeing. Paul www.PaulRoark.com
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Re: Increasing DMax on RR Fine Art White Paper
2012-05-16 by Paul