Digital BW, The Print

Todd,

I tend not to work with lots of layers.  I suppose it's just a matter of
habit, but I prefer saving multiple copies of the working file as it
evolves.  This file is almost always flattened before saving.  I then often
transfer information between versions, as saved or after further
modifications, and at different opacities, as needed, with the clone tool.
I like to "paint" in the changes that way and see them small area by small
area.

For printing, I simply convert the final g/s, flat file to RGB, apply the
curve I want, and print.  I generally don't save the RGB file unless I'm
doing a split-tone.  Even with these, the mask(s) used to do the toning are,
for me,  more important to save than the final RGB, printing file -- it's
rare that I make many copies of the exact same image.  Just like with my
silver prints, I almost always find something I want to try that changes the
print a little.

Paul
http://www.PaulRoark.com

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Todd Flashner [mailto:tflash@...]
  Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 9:27 PM
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Greetings -- dots, and curves


  on 8/9/01 4:39 PM, Paul Roark wrote:

  > I played with 16 bit and found no advantage in printing.  I always scan
at
  > maximum depth and/or make multiple scans with different curves applied
in
  > the scanner software, but for the final image, 8 bit/channel seems to be
  > enough.  (Truth is, it's hard to achieve even 256 true steps in a final
file
  > after all the manipulations.)

  Paul,

  Yeah, I'm still experimenting with how far to take the file in 16-bit.
I've
  taken it all the way to applying your curves in 16-bit and printing at
  16-bit, and letting PS convert it to 8-bit on-the-fly to the printer.

  However, when I use 8-bit, and stack a lot of adjustment layers and layer
  masks as is my wont, I notice it is imperative to have your curve set at
the
  top of the stack (I thought just above the background layer could work to,
  but no). Do you agree, and have you noticed any difference between sitting
  it at the top of the stack vs flattening a copy and having your curve set
be
  the only layer?

  Any other little tips, or things to look out for?

  Thanks,
  Todd


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