Digital BW, The Print

Michael,

I assume you write a transfer curve to expand two or more tones a bit when they print too similar?

How do you actually write the transfer curve? How do you know what numbers to type in, or what shape to make the curve? Could you make this more understandable?

Thanks,

Jerry

"Michael J. Kravit" wrote:

> Steadman,
>
> I can attest to the fact that the Roark workflow and curves are a simple matter even for the uninitiated.  Even for  a rather pedestrian Architect like me.
>
> BTW, the EAM curves that Paul ahs developed work very well with all of the Hahnemuhle papers that I tested. I even tweaked a transfer curve in the Epson printer driver to punch up the 80% values a bit with great success.
>
> The biggest difference that I see with the MIS Vari-tone inks is that the curves developed by Paul are very linear. Cones profiles seem to compress the higher densities to make the blacks appear more dense. Images that I print on the same paper with the two inksets look identical, except that the shadow areas of the MIS Vari-tones are more open and hold detail far better. An added bonus I suppose.
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael J. Kravit, AIA
> Architect/Photographer
> www.kravit.net/photography
>
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