Digital BW, The Print

Thanks zonepeter for your advice. I'll try whats' described below and
see how it pans out.

Detlef

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "zonepeter"
<zonepeter@a...> wrote:
> Her is a response Paul put out some time ago for a request for cool 
> curves:
> 
> "I agree cool curves would be good, but I have not had time to making 
> them
> yet. I explained how to adjust the neutral curve for warmer or cooler
> prints in my Readme file. Basically, just make offsetting moves of 
> the cyan
> and magenta inks (red and green curves).
> 
> The one cool curve I did make, for PermaJet's Oyster paper, moved the
> neutral Red curve down (adding more ink) 18 at 63 (that is, from (63, 
> 93) to
> (63, 75), 32 at 127 (the mid point), and 41 at 191. I moved the green 
> curve
> up 22 at 63, 37 at 127, and 46 at 191. That curve also has some shadow
> point below 63 that had some offsetting moves. The changed above took 
> the
> tone from neutral to 0.06 units cool. (Carbon is 0.10 warm for 
> comparison.)
> I think about 0.06 units cold is getting close to as cool as I'd want 
> to go
> and still have a "normal" looking print. If you go too far the print 
> starts
> looking blue instead of gray"
> 
> 
> QTR also has cool curves that are quite cool.
> 
> Hope this helps
> 
> Peter