Digital BW, The Print

A couple other alternatives: If you have converted to 8-bit, a 
curves adjustment layer works just fine. I forget if you're better 
of putting it on top of the RGB partitioning curves or under- one 
way affects the function of the RGB curves, the other way does not. 
Another alternative that has some repeatability if you're working in 
16-bit and can't use layers (yet-I can't wait for PS 8.0) is the 
following: open the curves dialogue box, make your adjustment & save 
the curve, but DON'T save the file with the adjustment applied, just 
use it to print, & closed with out saving. When you want to reprint, 
open the curves box again, & load the saved curve. 

Regards,

Steve Karafyllakis

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Nicholas 
Hartmann <POLYGLOT@E...> wrote:
> >What's the best way to brighten up a print with the MIS VM-inks 
and
> >the roark-curves? I've scanned loads of pictures without having
> >properly calibrated my monitor and they all print out a bit too
> >dark. So I want to brighten them up without changing the file. The
> >two possible ways I can think of are 1) raising the curve in PS
> >after applying the roark-curves, 2) changing something in the
> >printer settings, so that only the final print is affected, not 
the
> >file itself. So, what do you think? Which method is best? Are 
there
> >any others (perhaps with Qimage, which I also use)?
> 
> If your printer driver allows them (which I believe most Epson 
drivers do),
> you could try applying a Transfer Function, which does not affect 
the image
> file but does influence how the printer interprets that file. The 
Transfer
> Function is simply an adjustment curve; look for the selection 
field in the
> Page Setup dialog box. You can create and adjust as many curves as 
you
> like, then save them and Load them for individual images.
> 
> -- Nick
> 
> NICHOLAS HARTMANN
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