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Re: Adjustment curves with Roark workflow-

2004-01-03 by Chris Hargens

Two questions: 1) What kind of adjustment curves?  2) What you do you 
mean by "below" and "above"? 
Chris Hargens

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steven 
Karafyllakis" <steve@s...> wrote:
> I just (after a year of on-off use) got around to testing wether 
> placing an adjustment curve above or below Paul's partition curves 
> makes a difference. Did someone mention this and I missed it 
> completely? It makes a huge difference, at least on this 
test/image! 
> Placing the adj. below the part. curve produced lower contrast, 
> posterization, and a very obvious blue shift in the midtones (Ultra-
> tone VM inks). The very same curve above the partition curves 
> produced what I expected: neutral tone, good contrast, a smooth 
> ramp. As they say...
> 
> Steve Karafyllakis

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