Digital BW, The Print

on 10/3/01 11:17 AM, grdglass@... wrote:

> P.S.  I am thrilled with the MIS inks and Paul's curves.  Unlike others on
> this list, I find them usuable right out of the box.  They match my monitor
> perfectly.  Perhaps those with problems are not following Paul's directions
> to the letter.  I noticed someone using PS 6 and placing Paul's curve ahead
> of other curves.  I use PS 5 default and apply the curves by themselves after
> everything is finalized.  (Maybe the poster is using a different printer?)

Perhaps you are referring to me. I'm not clear on which direction you read
the layer pallet from when you say "placing Paul's curve ahead
 of other curves". I put them at the top of the layer stack. If they are not
at the top of the layer stack. Adjustment Layers are calculated upon the
image one at a time, from the bottom of the stack to the top. So putting
them at the top is the same as applying them on top of a flattened version
of my file with layers. Keeping my layers active simply allows me to go back
and edit the image more easily. Unfortunately, even in this digital age, I
find it takes me many iterations of a print before I settle. Some of that is
because I like to see "what if?".

Todd