Digital BW, The Print

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roy Harrington" <roy@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 9:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Septone system


> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul
Roark"
> <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> > Roy wrote:
> >
> > >It seems "tone" is ambiguous and will mostly like stay that
way.  You'll
> > >have to decide based on context.  If "mid tones", "high
tones" are being
> > >talked about its the gray value.  But if warm/cool, sepia
toner, etc.  are
> > >being referred to its basically a color issue.   ...
> >
> > Yes, I'm afraid I'm guilty of loose use of these terms.  I
speak of, for
> > example, "mid-tones" as meaning mid-scale visual densities.
However, I also
> > speak of the color control inks as "toners."  Oh well ...
> >
> > Paul
> > http://www.PaulRoark.com
>
> I wouldn't feel to guilty.  This common usage has been around
for a very
> long time.  I hope no one will think we should change from
"toners" to
> "huers"  :)
>
> Roy

Colorants isn't the right term either but usable in B&W quad
lingo to go along with "grey value" tone.

Ernst