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Re: [Digital BW] Ah, the digital argument...

2002-12-10 by Jerry Olson

Thanks CJ.

My address is

3601 11th Avenue North
Grand Forks, North Dakota
58203

And I need your address for the CD files.



> 
> It's an 870 with BO.  Here's my basic procedure:
> 
> - scan neg into PS7 to Gray Scale mode
> - assigned profile is Dot Gain 20%
> - select "Output" in the Print preview window (no color management)
> - print using Epson driver with these settings
>    - Ink = black
>    - resolution = Photo 1440 dpi
>    - High Speed is checked (slow is more likely to show banding)
>    - color control = gamma 2.2
>    - contrast/brightness sliders are at 0
>    - paper setting is Matte Paper - Heavyweight
>

I'll try these settings tomorrow.  I just tried a BO print now, and it
took a fairly detailed cloudy sky, and made it 1 shade of gray. But I
wasn't using your settings. 

I do have a mac, so should I use the 2.2 gamma anyway?

Jerry

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