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Re: [Digital BW] Brown Tones w/ Carbon inks

2010-02-03 by tboleyyh

gained momentum during the Age Of Enlightenment, becoming somewhat marginalized in contemporary times...

I know I know, very OT... sorry
T

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "shileshjani" <janishilesh@...> wrote:
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> +1
> 
> I especially like "It's called physics"
> 
> Shilesh
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "tboleyyh" <tyler@> wrote:
> >
> > Additionally, metamerism failure is a fact of life, and basically a matter of degree. It also exists in carbon only ink prints (which is still a a mythical object whose existence is somewhat suspect), but is more subjectively easier to live with than some of the more pronounced examples done with older inksets or inadequate GCR schemes.
> > I print monochrome a variety of ways, with a variety of inks, and after years of concern now see it everywhere to some degree. It's called physics.
> > Tyler
> > http://www.custom-digital.com/
> > 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, C D Tobie <CDTobie@> wrote:
> > >
> > > 
> > > On Feb 3, 2010, at 4:10 PM, Dave wrote:
> > > 
> > > > The idea of an all-carbon approach appeals to me. The most appealing
> > > > aspect of it is the lack of illuminant metameric failure. From what
> > > > I've read here, the color of all-carbon ink doesn't change with the
> > > > light.
> > > 
> > > True, but there is no visible metamerism in AWB, or even in Color Mode  
> > > neutral prints on any of my Canon, HP, or Epson inkjets that use  
> > > multiple grays in the OEM inksets, so that is not actually a reason  
> > > for going carbon.
> > > 
> > > C. David Tobie
> > > Global Product Technology Manager
> > > Digital Imaging & Home Theater
> > > CDTobie@
> > > 
> > > 
> > >   ----------
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Datacolor
> > > www.datacolor.com/Spyder3
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> >
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