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Re: [Digital BW] A conundrum

2003-01-03 by Harry Saddler

>Todd's right, if you count the steps out starting with 0% and ending with
>100% you get 21-steps.

Ok, right... 5% steps. Got it.

>The Kodak wedge would be useful for calibrating the film development and
>scanning steps of the workflow if the wedge is calibrated or you have a
>transmission densitometer, but it isn't going to help much on the printing
>end. The 21-step wedge files will be of more use because they are
>mathematically perfect.

Mathematically perfect they may be, but I need something to physically
compare to a step wedge printed on my printer, to judge how accurate the
steps are.

Harry

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