Digital BW, The Print

With curves, you must use "No Color Adjustment."

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com

For UT2 & UT7 information, curves, and settings see:
http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/

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-----Original Message-----
From: adolphamster [mailto:dolph@...] 
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 7:43 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Using MIS UT inks, Roark curves - request help

I have been trying to use the Roark UT2 curves with my Epson 1280
printer and MIS UT2 inks, with mixed results. I am using Picture
Window inasmuch as this program seems to handle the *.acv files well.
(Or is this an unwarranted assumption?)

	The following is the "workflow" I am using:

Open PW (Picture Window)
Import a black and white image in 16 bit B&W format

Perform:

	Transformation ->Convert to 24 bit color
	Transformation -> Color -> Curves

	Option : Reset
	Option : Load
		select  Photoshop Curve files
		Select: UT2*.acv file (here I select from among the 4
options: dark
sepia, light sepia, carbon, neutral)
	Apply (with RGB color space)

	I then print using: Photo Enhance
		Tone: vivid
		Effect: sharpness

	I seem to get "reasonable" results with the carbon and neutral files
(i.e., the carbon is slightly warmer than the neutral). But the light
and dark sepia results are very disappointing: the detail in the image
is severely compromised, the prints are muddy and both sepias seem to
have about the same value - rather light).

	I'd appreciate suggestions? Or am I asking too much of the Roark
curves with this system?

	Thank you.




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