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Re: [Digital BW] VM curves

2001-12-21 by tzinzunzan2000

Jerry,

Is the MIS Web site the place to go to get the latest curves? If not, 
where can one go to get the latest updates?

Chris

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Jerry Olson 
<jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> Haven't seen the Problem Tim. Do you have the latest curves? for PC 
or
> Mac? they ain't the same!!!
> 
> Jerry
> 
> 
> 
> Tim Mimpriss wrote:
> > 
> > Following an earlier question of mine, one of the members of this 
list,
> > Adrian Joyner, made me some prints using VM and Paul Roark's 
curves on an
> > ESC 1160. He also sent some comparison prints made with 
Piezography ink
> > using the new Piezo driver.
> > 
> > I liked the ability to control the tone (warm/neutral/cool) of the
> > monochrome image, but, as
> > Adrian pointed out, the VM prints showed much greater separation 
of tones in
> > the deep shadows, lost the subtle tonal detail there and produced 
a
> > posterised
> > effect. His Piezo print on the other hand was in fact very close 
to the way
> > I originally visualised the
> > scene and similar to my own prints in tonal gradation.
> > 
> > I am wondering therefore whether anyone else has seen this as a 
problem and
> > achieved a satisfactory solution.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Tim
> > --
> > Tim Mimpriss
> > 
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