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RE: [Digital BW] 21-Step Wedge printing

2004-01-28 by Paul D. DeRocco

> From: nextxixar [mailto:nextxixar@...]
>
> I'm going to measure Dmax for my papers using 21-Step Wedge image
> file of Paul
> Roark. (with Spectrocam and Sepctrocam 1.7.2 for Mac OS X)
>
> I want to know setting of print pannel for printing 21-step Wedge
> image file.
>
> ==============
> Sorce Space: Document Space
> Print Space: Same As Source
>
> Advanced Setting, 1440 or 2880 dpi, etc.
> No Color Adjustment
> ==============
>
> Is this right?

That'll do it. Of course, you don't need the whole wedge just to find the
Dmax. But it's worth knowing if the paper/ink/driver combo clips at the low
end--often, you find the last few patches are nailed to black. I suppose
it's even possible that 100% will be less dense than 95%, because of the way
the driver mixes colors with the black.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...

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