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Re(2): [Digital BW] Grain on B&W film??

2001-11-11 by Cort Anderson

>You shouldn't have any grain from Delta 100 film, nor should your prints
>show any.What printer are you using? The older epsons do have a dot
>pattern thatlooks a lot like grain.

Chances are you are not seeing actual film grain in your prints but
rather digital noise, most likely from UnSharp Masking as others have
suggested. Professional Photoshop 6 by Dan Margulis has an excellent
chapter on sharpening.

cort anderson
www.trwheels.com

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