Digital BW, The Print

Richard,

The histogram looks pretty good. Well within what would be considered okay.
At this point I would first suggest pursuing the Randall version since it is
so much closer to where you want to be.

You might:

- Try lowering the contrast. The two prints have a lot more contrast than
the file.
- Try rescanning and see if you can effect the outcome.
- Tweak the Randall curve for this image to eliminate or shift the problem
transitions.
- Used Color Select to select the problem areas and apply adjustment curves
to those narrow tonal ranges.

I don't know if any of that will help but one of them might get you moving
towards a solution.

Martin Wesley

http://www.borderless-photos.de/guests.html



----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Sintchak" <richard@...>
To: "Martin Wesley" <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 3:32 PM
Subject: Re[2]: [Digital BW] Piezo vs. Randall example and results.
Questions,....


> Sunday, August 18, 2002, 3:17:06 PM, Martin Wesley wrote:
>
> MW> Richard,
>
> MW> That kind of tonal transition is seems to be a tough one for inkjet
> MW> printing. I have found the Epson driver is often a better choice in
cases
> MW> like this. I am afraid I have more questions than answers.
>
> MW> Can you give us some info on the file size, 16 or 8 bit, ppi?
>
> MW> How does the histogram look?
>
> MW> What happens if you print the straight scan from 16-bit mode without
any
> MW> adjustments?
>
> MW> Martin Wesley
>
>
> Hi Martin,
>
> thanks for the fast reply.  Answers:
>
> It is a 16-bit file.
>
> Histogram here:
>
> <http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=956349&size=lg>
>
> I did not save the raw file.  Though I remember my levels adjustment
> was almost nil.  Just some bringing in of the left side to makes the
> blacks dark and rich.
>
> Best regards,
>  Richard
>
> mailto:richard@...
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