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Re: [Digital BW] Re: QT Rip and large black areas

2005-09-12 by Steve Kale

An RGB file is converted on the fly so no problem there.  As I said, I think
we need to see the problem you are having.  Perhaps you can post a scan of
the issue on the web where we can take a look.


> From: john dean <deanwork2003@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 23:05:56 -0000
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: QT Rip and large black areas
> 
> The other thing I just remembered is your profile. It must be grey
> gamma 2.2 greyscale. If you send an rgb file over there it wouldn't
> work right. 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Kale
> <stevekale@b...> wrote:
>> I think you need to post an image of the issue you are having.  Are the
>> lines perpendicular to the print head or parallel?
>> 
>> 
>>> From: mltphoto <mturlington@h...>
>>> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
>>> Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 19:43:11 -0000
>>> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
>>> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: QT Rip and large black areas
>>> 
>>> -Correction, I just made another print, I lightened my midtones
>>> because I felt the QT Rip darkened my print a little, and the bar
>>> lines came back even stronger, even after adding noise - Gaussian.
>>> The only time I never got the lines is when I boosted the "Ink Limit
>>> Adjustment" when printing. This made the QT Rip lay down more blank
>>> ink in the shadows, which worked great in my black sky, but over all
>>> lower contrast because it added extra black in all shadows. It
>>> appears the QT Rip will not print black all the way black, sort of
>>> when you try to lift extra detail in your shadows and you get that
>>> weird noise, sometimes with lines. So what is next? I am getting
>>> desperate
>

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