Digital BW, The Print

Hello Earl;

Please clarify one point:

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "esharamaki" 
<esharamaki@y...> wrote:
  When printing a
> step 
> wedge, my max black happens around 94%.  
> 
Is this happening with the Epson driver, before applying the curves? 
If so, that's very typical of Epson's setup for that series of 
printers, they do it to increase the 'punch' of the prints. You may 
have to do very little adjustment, as Paul's curves for the 1280 
mostly compensate for this.

> So in order to keep certain dark areas of an image from blocking 
up,
> I 
> can use either the levels dialogue or the curves dialogue and 
adjust
> my 
> output down appropriately.  Should this be done before or after 
> applying the curves or do these curves correct this?  If using the 
> curves dialogue would I apply it to the RGB curve - as I 
understand 
> this may mess everything up.

If you do still need some adjustment, make a separate adjustment 
layer, and keep it and all other layers UNDER the RGB curve layer. 
Don't mess with they RGB curves, there be monsters in that forest!
(g)  
  

Steve Karafyllakis