2003-12-14 by Ken Carney
... look at the prints I had framed recently. As I understand from my discussions with them, they have placed a sheet of museum board (the same used to create
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2003-12-14 by Carl Schofield
I haven t tried Epson semi-gloss yet, but with Ilford Smooth Pearl and similar RC papers I ve tried bronzing is very evident. Tilting the paper back and forth
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2003-12-14 by Paul Roark
Chris, The yellow-position ink of the UT inkset should be lighter than the light cyan. However, if you are just looking at a purge pattern, that may not
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2003-12-14 by Paul Roark
Steve, ... With the UT inks, I see a warm bronze reflection in the shadows, peaking at about 70%. Also, there is a reduction of the gloss level at 90 and
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2003-12-14 by Paul D. DeRocco
... I wish they would. We can t be the only people who have a leftover 2000P that they d like to dedicate to B&W. -- Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco Paul
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2003-12-14 by Paul D. DeRocco
... This is a Canon 10D DSLR at ISO100. Yes, there s some noise, and it s a tad more noticeable than it was before I darkened it. I think it s gentle enough
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2003-12-14 by johngeyles
... Right again - I had never even installed the 2200 OEM drivers under OSX, much less done the Add procedure. Many thanks, John
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2003-12-14 by Steve Kale
Ken Hmmmm.... What sort of insects are we talking about here? I just took a look at the prints I had framed recently. As I understand from my discussions
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2003-12-13 by Steve Kale
This may be a dumb question but I will ask it anyway. Having read all the discussion about RC papers and the potential of Epson Premium Semi-Gloss I decided
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2003-12-13 by Ken Carney
I have dry-mounted inkjet prints (Seal press and tissue) for a long time (well, as long as I ve been fiddling with inkjet, anyway) with no problems. Just like
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2003-12-13 by Doug I.
Or duplicate the sky portion of the image and set blending mode of that layer to multiply, then dial down layer opacity to where it looks right. Also a good
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2003-12-13 by Ken Carney
If you are matting prints with museum board, you have to seal the frame, with glass (preferably acrylic) and an acid-free backing board. Otherwise the matt
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2003-12-13 by Antara Scales
Hi all, Don t know if this is old or new news, but here goes. I talked to Joe at Bowhaus and he said that a new version of OPM/IJ ( that will be inexpensive!)
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2003-12-13 by Tom Andrews
Hi Joe, No mat. I am talking about putting the mounted print directly in the frame without glass or mat; or displaying the print mounted to a sturdy board
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2003-12-13 by neilsphoto
IMO 35mm TX or TMZ 3200 should be grainy. Or dotty? I don t know but I ve got nice BO prints from TX and TMZ that look like TX or TMZ. I can shoot any format
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2003-12-13 by Steve Kale
Joe I thought the whole point of purchasing Archival quality matting products was because this won¹t happen. The glass is good for preventing dust and spills
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2003-12-13 by Steve Kale
John ... I am assuming from the above that you have not yet set up the Epson drivers/printers as they would still be there. So yes you need to go through
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2003-12-13 by Joe Davajon
Tom, ... enough protection ... Am I missing something? If we mount our prints without glass or acrylic to protect the print and matte, what happens to
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2003-12-13 by johngeyles
... you ... Good bet - thanks ! ... Sorry, I must ask you to explain further. Do you mean in the Printer: pull-down menu in the Print dialog box ? The
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2003-12-13 by Chris Hargens
I ve just installed the UT inkset in my 1280. I m finding that the yellow and light cyan UT equivalents look alike. Something wrong here? Chris Hargens
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2003-12-13 by Steve Kale
John My bet is that when you added the printer (Option Add to see Advanced) you did not scroll down and select Quadtone RIP under Printer Model. Your Epson
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2003-12-13 by johngeyles
Just reposting previous message, with a Subject this time. And thanks !
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2003-12-13 by johngeyles
Ok, I have now upgraded to Photoshop CS (I had previously installed QTR, not knowing it required an upgrade to an OSX version of Photoshop). Now, when I Print
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2003-12-13 by sanfo2003
I hiked up in the mountains the other day with camera and tripod and took some pictures. Came home, took a deep breath, downloaded, photoshopped, printed and
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2003-12-13 by Steve Kale
Paul I typically get my paper from these guys, although I tend to go in to the store. Their website indicates they do cater to overseas purchasers. I am not
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2003-12-13 by Carl Schofield
... Yes, gatorfoam has pH 5.5-6.5 according to the Pres-On chart (see below), but dibond and sintra are neutral. Has anyone tried the back mount boards?
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2003-12-13 by Heath Sandall
I wanted to get some idea of people s experience and opinions regarding dry mounting inkjet prints with Ultrachrome or UT inks. I have concerns regarding
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2003-12-13 by Steve Kale
Bob I don¹t recall what printer you are using but I just noticed that Epson Premium Semi-Matt is available from Epson UK. It appears that it is only
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2003-12-13 by Tom Baker
Paul - ... Gator Board. But, I understand that it is not acid free. And, I believe the cost is quite a bit more. Tom Baker [Non-text portions of this
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2003-12-13 by Paul Roark
Epson appears to limit large sizes of Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250) to non-US distributors. For example, the 24 rolls are available outside the U.S.
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2003-12-13 by Tom Andrews
Thanks Paul, I guess I will just have to mount, spray, and sell a bunch of prints and see if I get any returns. These surfaces are so delicate, even, I
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2003-12-13 by charliemb
I ordered the 15 mil Nature Jet Coated and downloaded the profile. I could not find the paper on the dotworks site but after emailing them they pointed me to
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2003-12-13 by Paul Roark
Steve, I was thinking you might want to try loading UT-2 (bulk) into empty 2000P carts, if they exist. It s just a stab in the dark. I don t know how close
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2003-12-13 by Paul Roark
I m not sure why the barrier-paper (RC) prints get a higher dmax but with a Photo K that is less dense on matte paper. The surfaces of these glossy papers
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2003-12-13 by Paul Roark
Tom, ... It s all relative, of course. I have been smudging with fingers and wiping off, and taking a wet paper towel to the surface. The sprayed prints do
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2003-12-13 by Bernie Epstein
Anthony: Here s a variant method that might work also: create a duplicate layer and invert it, then use curves or levels to darken to taste. Still need to work
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2003-12-13 by Anthony G. Atkielski
... It looks good, although there is some noise in the sky. Is this electronic capture or film?
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2003-12-13 by Steve Kale
Ah ok! Sorry for being slow. :-) From: Carl Schofield Reply-To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 14:27:42
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2003-12-13 by Steve Kale
Martin Can you please explain your comment below. I am doing this - ie spraying my prints with 3 coats of Lyson Print Guard and then framing with archival
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2003-12-13 by Carl Schofield
Steve, ... When you mount the disk image you are seeing the profiles from your previous installation in the CurveDropBox - they are not in the download. Carl
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2003-12-13 by Steve Kale
Thanks
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2003-12-13 by Steve Kale
Carl The HPR and SPE profiles are in the beta9 CurveDropBox that is downloaded from Roy s site - ie in the dmg file prior to installing anything. If these
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2003-12-13 by Tyler Boley
... wrote: ... Clayton, I should be more adamant to point out that if it works for you for whatever reason, proceed with all possible enthusiasm. ...
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2003-12-13 by Clayton Jones
Hello Tyler, ... Excellent point. Over the past year every aspect of this has improved enormously - inks, printers, papers, software, knowledge - and the new
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2003-12-13 by Steve Kale
I am puzzled by the degree of concern over surface protection. Personally I hate the thought of having to hide prints behind glass (let alone the cost of
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2003-12-13 by Carl Schofield
... Paul, Here is a table with comparative characteristics of various mount board materials: http://www.pres-on.com/display.cgi?file=comparison Carl
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2003-12-13 by hogarth
... Paul? Anyone? How does a barrier-type paper effect Dmax? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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2003-12-13 by Tom Andrews
Hi Paul, There are at least three choices that I know of. The most expensive and most archival and least susceptible to damage is Dibond, which is two thin
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2003-12-13 by Carl Schofield
The CoolSe profiles have a slightly higher ratio of LM/LC to give a selenium toned appearance. Yes, profiles are the same.
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2003-12-13 by Carl Schofield
Steve, If you installed QTR beta9 over the existing beta8 and had profiles already installed in beta8 the old profiles will still be in your CurveDropBox
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