Digital BW, The Print

----- Original Message -----
From: "scott@..." <scottecho@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 12:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Enlarged Digital Negatives


> Don,
>
> I have tried making negatives with MIS VM Quads on an 1160 with Pictorico
> OHP. The results were anything but satisfactory. Far too much banding. I
> have been using a lab in New Mexico for imagesetter negs and the results
are
> vary good.
>
> Please let us know if you have success with making inkjet negs for silver
> gelatin.
>
> Scott
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "donbga" <donbryant@...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 9:06 AM
> Subject: [Digital BW] Enlarged Digital Negatives
>
>
> > Well I've finally worked up my nerve enough to attempt to make a
> > digitally enlarged ink jet negative. I've been reading and re-reading
> > Burkholder's second book on the topic and plan to use the Pictorico
> > OHP Transparency Film and MIS-VM inks (cool tone) printed on an 1160.
> > But of course I do have some questions.
> >
> > 1) What media type should I use in the Epson driver setting?
> >
> > 2) I plan on starting with the Piezo curve supplied by Dan on his web
> > site unless someone can point me to a better solution. Since the
> > Epson driver outputs in 8 bit instead of 16 bit (like the Cone
> > software produces)  is there any chance that enough ink density can
> > be sprayed onto the OHPTM?
> >
> > 3) Does it matter which order the two adjustment curves are applied?
> > I would think that since Dan's curve is not partitioned his curve
> > would need to be used first in gray scale mode. After which RGB
> > conversion would be made to enable the VMQC curve. Does that make
> > sense?
> >
> > 4) I assume that the MIS quad tone inks will need to be sprayed.
> > Should I use the Krylon clear spray? How long does the spray have to
> > dry? I've heard from another user on another list that the Krylon
> > product compresses the mid-tones in platinum palladium prints. Any
> > comments about this would be helpfull and appreciated.
> >
> > 5) Has anyone sucessfully made digital inkjet negatives for
> > contacting onto silver gelatin papers? I would assume the approach
> > would be similar to the platinum conversion. It seems to me that
> > initially using silver gelatin paper would provide a quicker (and
> > less expensive) iterative process than an alternative process such as
> > platinum printing, at least to work out the basic kinks common to
> > both.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Don Bryant
> >
> >
> >
> >
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