Hi David, Thanks again for the lesson in applying curves and offering the mapping to Silver Gelatin. It is interesting to me to examine at the strange appearance ... this is the kind of negative that Silver demands ... I don't have any negatives that look like this! Joe --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "David R. Spielman" <david@s...> wrote: > Joe, > > Do the following: > > > 1) With an image loaded, invoke the print with preview function (File>Print > with Preview ) and then, > 2) Select the Output function from the Color Management/Output drop-down > list box. > 3) Click on the Transfer Function button and enter the curve values > 4) Save the transfer function as an *.ATF file with an appropriate name. The > contrast adjustment curve is now ready to be used. > > To apply the contrast adjustment curve involves the curves function in > Photoshop (Image>Adjustments>Curves). > Click on the Load button, and select the *.ATF file type. > Select the file name of the desired curve and its graph will be displayed > Don't be concerned if the resulting image looks very strange onscreen. > It is important that no further adjustments (tone, contrast, brightness, > etc.) be > made in Photoshop after this contrast adjustment curve has been applied. > > > Best Regards, > > David R. Spielman > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joe Thibodeau [mailto:jetcode@a...] > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 3:29 PM > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Contact Print Negatives > > > > Hi David, > > Thanks for the information. Very helpful if I decide to go back into > the darkroom ... I triedentering the curve using curves and the > entry field gets rounded off to integers so I'm not sure how to > enter a fractional value. > > Joe > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "David R. > Spielman" <david@s...> wrote: > > Joe, > > > > You can use Pictorico's OHP film or their Photo Gallery High- Gloss > White > > Film. > > Both can be used to make negatives for silver/gelatin material. > > If platinum/palladium is your game, the OHP is your only solution. > > Turns out that the base material of the High-Gloss White Film is > UV opaque! > > Use the photo black ink on your 2200 and print at 2880 dpi. > > > > I've developed the Photoshop adjustment curve below for digital > negatives > > used to print on silver/gelatin print material. > > > > In Out > > 0% 10% > > 5% 11.9% > > 10% 13.9% > > 20% 17.6% > > 30% 21.9% > > 40% 26.5% > > 50% 31.5% > > 60% 36.8% > > 70% 43.0% > > 80% 52.0% > > 90% 70.0% > > 95% 87.0% > > 100% 100% > > > > Using a Epson 2200, and Pictorico OHP material. > > Setup: photo black ink, > > Premium glossy photo paper setting, untagged grayscale image, > printer > > source, same as source. Let the negative cure overnight before > using. > > > > Works great! > > > > Best Regards, > > > > David R. Spielman > > > > > > > > > > From: Joe Thibodeau [mailto:jetcode@a...] > > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 9:59 AM > > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [Digital BW] Contact Print Negatives > > > > > > > > To extend my art to Silver in the digital domain I want to print > > negatives on the 2200 for contact printing or enlargement. Can > > someone recommend a film to print on for such a purpose? Sorry if > > this topic has been rehashed a million times. I did spend some > time > > searching through the archive but did not find an answer. > > > > Joe > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > > > > > Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, Bookmarks, > Polls and > > other resources as they are often being updated. 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[Digital BW] Re: Contact Print Negatives
2003-11-07 by Joe Thibodeau