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Re: Levels destruction in adjustment layers?

2003-10-30 by Stephen Kobrin

Steve,

I cannot speak to more complex layers, but I do use an adjustment 
layer at times to make last minute corrections before printing and 
Epson printers seem to handle it without a problem.  They are simple 
curves adjustments for brightness or contrast.

Steve

> 
> I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think 
> most of these printer drivers are capable of processing a layered 
> image-at some point it has to get flattened and your adjustments 
> applied so doing as much as possible in 16-bit makes sense, at 
least 
> in theory. However,I seem to remember some rip-snorting arguments 
on 
> this forum as to wether or not you could actualy see the damage in 
a 
> print.
> 
> Steve Karafyllakis

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