Re: [Digital BW] Re: Blurb and B&W
2010-12-11 by John Labovitz
In my experience printing a B&W book with Lulu (admittedly different than Blurb, but in the same POD business/technology), it worked far better to tone the B&W
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Rub-off problem
2010-12-11 by benoit.lantoine
Hello, I make my BO prints using MIS Eboni MK on Canson Rag Photographique and I m very happy with the results except a rub-off problem. When I m sure my
Re: Blurb and B&W
2010-12-10 by slcphoto73
I think the better paper is a necessity. I took a blurb class with Susan Thelwell, and she said that the standard paper will show bleed through. I just got
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Blurb and B&W
2010-12-10 by mrjimbo
I will check out their software this weekend.. Kinda excited to do so.. I have used other publishing main stay software for years ...and I do mean years...
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Blurb and B&W
2010-12-10 by Mark Savoia
I have clients that make very small ones (3.5 x 2.6 ones from Apple) to use as calling cards for potential gallery representation or at openings to be sold
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Blurb and B&W
2010-12-10 by mrjimbo
Brad, Thanks for the info.... I got it. now.. I ll admit I was struggling with different amounts of pages for the same $.. I just down loaded their software
Re: [Digital BW] Photo-Flo in Europe
2010-12-10 by -= Chris =-
Tritons: http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/data/rw1611891.html Think of the cloudyness like ice particles in water.... it s still water, a little heat, and
Re: [Digital BW] Photo-Flo in Europe
2010-12-10 by -= Chris =-
Dunno, but this is normal behavior of the product. All you needed to do, is gently warm the product and stir until clear. The product does have a cloud
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Blurb and B&W
2010-12-10 by Mark Savoia
I use their software but design all the pages in Photoshop and save each as a single file, then just import the whole page (file) for each page of the book,
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Blurb and B&W
2010-12-10 by Brad Smith
Jimbo........See my answers inserted below. ... Correct ... Pages are counted just like in any book. pg 1 on front of a sheet, pg 2 on the back of that sheet.
[Digital BW] Re: Blurb and B&W
2010-12-10 by goldhorde
Has anyone seen OR had a book product printed with the Espresso Book Machine? LINK: www.ondemandbooks.com
RE: [Digital BW] Re: Blurb and B&W
2010-12-10 by Mike Kirwan
Jumping in on pricing $12.95 will get you 20 to 40 pages same price, so a 30 page book, still $12.95 go to 41 pages and you get to the next level. You can use
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Blurb and B&W
2010-12-10 by mrjimbo
Hi Mark or? I am extremly interested in this Process thru Blurb ... A question for you I m struggling with a couple of things in their pricing guide lines..
RE: [Digital BW] Re: Blurb and B&W
2010-12-10 by Mike Kirwan
You can print your book, minus the cover, that does not print, to any printer you have. I printed a soft proof to me Epson 1900, you can also print to PDF, on
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Blurb and B&W
2010-12-10 by Mark Savoia
Just get one printed. Mark http://www.stillrivereditions.com
Re: [Digital BW] sample book?
2010-12-10 by Brad Smith
I ve never heard of any of the book printing companies offering anything like this. They d have to coordinate printing parts of the book on multiple printers
Re: Blurb and B&W
2010-12-10 by slcphoto73
Or, more generally, how did you soft proof? - susan
Re: [Digital BW] Photo-Flo in Europe
2010-12-10 by Tony Sleep
... Did it ever? The only sizes I remember (since the mid 1970 s) are 1L and 5L. 5L was only available for Photoflo 600, which was best avoided : stored at low
Make your own Portfolio K?
2010-12-10 by Paul
Here s an interesting use for Noritsu K. H. Photo Rag on my 1400 has a dmax of 1.71 with Eboni. With Noritsu K it can reach 1.99! (That was with an overnight
PS: sample book?
2010-12-10 by geostru
Them being Piezography.
sample book?
2010-12-10 by geostru
Is it possible to get a sample book with different ink sets & papers? I never got a reply from them.
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Blurb and B&W
2010-12-10 by mrjimbo
Jeeeze Costco does book publishing also? WOW... jimbo ... From: Mark Savoia To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Blurb and B&W
2010-12-10 by Mark Savoia
Oddly enough, I have heard people having good results with Costco. I have never seen one. Mark http://www.stillrivereditions.com
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Blurb and B&W
2010-12-10 by Mark Savoia
I tried a few with Lulu, not happy at all, blacks were washed out. Plug (even though I do not like the print quality) http://tinyurl.com/22uvj9e Mark
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Blurb and B&W
2010-12-10 by David Aschkenas
I haven t used Blurb, but I did try Lulu and thought they did a really bad job, I would never use them again. I have had good results from My Publisher both
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Blurb and B&W
2010-12-10 by mrjimbo
Hey Mark, This type of publishing I have not been familiar with.. So something new for this guy but Blurb seems very interesting.... Mentioned it to a friend
RE: [Digital BW] Re: Blurb and B&W
2010-12-10 by Mike Kirwan
No; used the same image output (brightness, contrast and sharpening) as I do for my Epson 7880 or 3800. Mike _____ From:
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Blurb and B&W
2010-12-10 by Mark Savoia
No. Mark http://www.stillrivereditions.com
Re: [Digital BW] Photo-Flo in Europe
2010-12-10 by Michael King
Just to be clear I got these two the wrong way round in this first email ... Its the 600 that you get here in EU. ... [Non-text portions of this message have
Re: [Digital BW] Photo-Flo in Europe
2010-12-10 by horstenj
... Also in the Netherlands I had no problem to find the same product as Mike refers to. Joost
Re: Blurb and B&W
2010-12-10 by Tom Fielder
To the Blurb guys: When you ordered your B & W books, did you have to lighten the images before sending to Blurb? [Non-text portions of this message have been
Re: [Digital BW] Photo-Flo in Europe
2010-12-09 by Paul
If Mike is having good results with 50%, I d go with it. Paul
Re: [Digital BW] Photo-Flo in Europe
2010-12-09 by Michael King
Photo-flo 600 is stronger (1+600) you can get it @ Silverprint in UK http://www.silverprint.co.uk/PDF/Chemistry_06.pdf I use 600 at 50% of the amount Paul has
Re: [Digital BW] Photo-Flo in Europe
2010-12-09 by Louis de Stoutz
Paul, you say The 600 is ... 3 times the surfactant than the consumer oriented 200 but in your instructions you mention either the same proportions as the
Re: [Digital BW] 1400 & hot press
2010-12-09 by jlkrysan
Thanks Tom. Your solution worked on my printer as well. Jim
Re: Advanced dye for B&W - first dilution
2010-12-09 by Paul
... 5% Magenta (Claria) mixed with the Noritsu K seems to give a rather straight Lab A for both black only and the 30% dilution when Epson Premium Glossy Photo
Re: [Digital BW] Photo-Flo in Europe
2010-12-09 by Paul
... The 600 is the more concentrated one -- 3 times the surfactant than the consumer oriented 200. The Photo Flo 600, aimed at photofinishers as opposed to
Re: [Digital BW] Photo-Flo in Europe
2010-12-09 by Louis de Stoutz
Thanks for your kind offer, Mark! I will consider it as a last resort should everything else fail. Louis
Re: [Digital BW] Photo-Flo in Europe
2010-12-09 by Mark Savoia
I have a gallon size of it, enough for 2 lifetimes. If you want some (small bottle) just pay the shipping and it is yours. Mark
Re: [Digital BW] Photo-Flo in Europe
2010-12-09 by Mike King
You should be able to get photoflo 200 it s more concentrated than the 600 in the USA. It s a 500ml bottle. Can definitely get it in uk from silverprint in
Photo-Flo in Europe
2010-12-09 by Louis de Stoutz
I have a hard time finding Photo-Flo in Europe: I get the answer that Kodak doesn t produce the small 50ml bottles anymore. Does anybody know of a replacement
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Advanced dye for B&W - first dilution
2010-12-09 by pdesmidt tds.net
Interesting stuff! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [Digital BW] 1400 & hot press
2010-12-09 by Tom Husband
I ve been using Hot Press on my 2400 without any problems. Some time ago I was getting what thought were head strikes so I put a couple books (total 2 high
Re: [Digital BW] Blurb and B&W
2010-12-09 by john
Very cool Mark. I ll check out the book. john
Re: [Digital BW] 1400 & hot press
2010-12-08 by jlkrysan
I tried this paper (once) in an Epson 2400 and got head strikes. Then, I found that the 2400 is not on Epson s list of printers for hot press. Does anyone else
Epson 3000 printer for sale, UT-FS inks, in Maine
2010-12-08 by Arthur Fink
This Epson 3000 printer has a great history ... used to belong to Paul Roark himself. I enjoyed doing lots of black and white prints with it, using
Re: [Digital BW] Blurb and B&W
2010-12-08 by faeofavalon
It s true that every time you order from Blurb, it goes to a different printer/location so it is difficult to get consistent results. Realize, too, that the
RE: [Digital BW] 1400 & hot press
2010-12-08 by Mike Johnston
I really like the Hot Press Natural. It is the only paper I am using. Mike J _____ From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Re: [Digital BW] Blurb and B&W
2010-12-07 by Mark Savoia
I have done many with them, all sent as grayscale, embedded gamma 2.2, they have all looked great. Are you ordering with the premium paper? I have re-ordered
RE: [Digital BW] Blurb and B&W
2010-12-07 by Mike Kirwan
I just received my 3rd book back from Blurb. This last book contained a mix of color, sepia toned (sRGB) as well as black & white images (again sRGB). The