Digital BW, The Print

LOL - unfortunately I am not smart enough to write a programme like QTR and
so I am stuck with what's available - I am just a dumb banker.  But then I
still don't mind challenging "common practice" if it doesn't make sense to
me and I think there is a better way.

By the way, to all and sundry, I want to say that I think QTR is an awesome
programme.  I use it. I write my own curves for it.  And I do the
"linearization whatsimecallit".  I am not questioning the power of the
programme, just how it is calibrated.  I am even prepared to agree that it
is calibrated according to common practice.  I am just questioning common
practice.

Pay your $50 and have fun with it!

Steve


> From: Tyler Boley <tyler@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 18:16:23 -0000
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Tonal range and linearization
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Keith Douglas
> <kdouglas@q...> wrote:
>> Steve,
>> 
>> I think you and Tyler are at an impass.  You believe that the absolute
>> value (of brightness) matters.  Tyler believes that everything is
> relative.
>> 
>> In terms of "the literature", Tyler is right.
> 
> Keith, thanks, but I don't think it's a matter of "right". In fact if
> one wants to make sure proper use of science and language is
> maintained, Steve may be "right" and common practice "wrong".
> What it gets down to in the end for me, is what is most useful for the
> work at hand. This method of calibration is the most developed by the
> community and the most perfected by developers, for me it's invaluable.
> I just won't call it "linearization" any more around Steve <G>. Who
> knows, perhap's he'll come up with something equally useful, and then
> I'll be all over it too.
> Tyler
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