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Re: [Digital BW] How Many Shades Of Gray - Dotless and Smooth Prints?

2005-04-24 by Tyler Boley

Take it Bruce, I gotta go...
Tyler

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Seth"
<seth@m...> wrote:
> BUT do you print and calibrate (densitometer check) the contrast
difference,
> however so slight, between the two resolutions?  Then, adjust so
that both
> prints are exactly equal in contrast and tone before bringing in the
> neighbors?
> 
> Why would seven inks give no dots and four would create a problem? 
Are you
> calculating --and controlling-- dot gain?  There is no mention of which
> paper, very much a factor in dot gain.  In fact some papers blasted with
> seven inks would saturate so badly your friends and neighbors
wouldn't like
> them either.
> 
> What I am not understanding is why you have friends and neighbors
looking at
> the prints, then you are deciding why they see a difference (dots)?  At
> least, that's what I take from what you said.  Just doesn't seem
objective.
> 
> I am not questioning all your calculations.  It just seems to be a
hard line
> approach --if you don't have this it won't work.  Would you please
explain a
> little more?
> 
> Seth
> ==

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