2003-03-18 by Editor P.O.V. Image Service
... If you are serious about scanning 35mm, you really NEED a film scanner.. Keith Just some guy, and caretaker of the Multiverse s largest EPSON printer
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2003-03-18 by Editor P.O.V. Image Service
... Of course they work for Reflective media as well.. However, to quote CD Tobie I think profiling a scanner is a solution in search of a problem.. Bring
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2003-03-18 by Tim Atherton
what I am finding really interesting to play with, is take some of my 8x10 Astia scans and convert them to B&W using the imagingfactory bw filter. With the
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2003-03-18 by Jerry in Houston
I have downloaded the english language version of the Epson 1290 drivers, but don t really know what I am doing. So before I do something stupid, would
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2003-03-18 by Tom Husband
Thanks all for your suggestions and hints. All were good and now I have some investigating to do. Maybe Alan has it though. Digital B&W is not quite up to
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2003-03-17 by Editor P.O.V. Image Service
Jerry, in all the talk about clogging and the CIS I can t see where you mention which printer this is happening on.. Keith Just some guy, and caretaker of
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2003-03-17 by A. Huntley
Hi Tom, There are quite a few good tools out there for converting your D100 RGB files to grayscale; B&W Pro from www.imagingfactory.com, PS actions from
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2003-03-17 by Doug Fisher
I just wondered how any other beta testers are doing with this ink and semigloss papers. In my case, the ink installation and purging were completed
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2003-03-17 by Simon Lamb
Loris I posted some examples on the photo-I forum which speak for themselves. I do not over sharpen, I sharpen properly and appropriately. The Epson produces
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2003-03-17 by Jerry Olson
Hi Bernd! I m just about to try printing and head cleaning again, having let the printer set for a couple hours after siphoning about 30 ccs of Eboni ink
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2003-03-17 by Loris Medici
Simon, respectfully: *over sharpening* - as one usually do with Epson flatbeds - is not bringing the detail which is there ... this is simply making up
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2003-03-17 by Ernst Dinkla
... From: Julian Thomas To: Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 6:06 PM Subject: Re: [Digital
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2003-03-17 by Jerry Olson
Thanks Doug. I ll try this, then let it set for awhile! Jerry
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2003-03-17 by Ruhrfoto/Bernd L.
Jerry, I don´t believe it is the ink. I´m having absolutely the same problem as you have in this very moment, only difference: I used the o l d VM inks to
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2003-03-17 by Doug Fisher
... the previous CIS systems?
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2003-03-17 by Doug Fisher
... point.
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2003-03-17 by Jerry Olson
Doug, Do you think I should go back to the old black ink I was using in the previous CIS systems? The eboni ink is new, however paul roark does say he has had
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2003-03-17 by Jerry Olson
Hi Doug, Thanks for the quick reply again! Ok, I m holding the black cart with inlet (top of cart) is lower than the outlet. The cart is now on its side,
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2003-03-17 by Julian Thomas
I ve got the IT8 as well but as I don t shoot tranny it isn t that much use for me. Profiles on scanners only work for the tranny material you shoot on which
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2003-03-17 by Doug Fisher
... them.
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2003-03-17 by Roy Harrington
... wedges printed ... (with a ... lowering ... this ... a lower ... on RC papers ... to resolve ... suggestions. ... prints, ... that ... coined for ... warm.
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2003-03-17 by Robert Morrison
I m not sure that this approach...using CMYK controls...will ultimately work for the BW printing with the ultrachrome printers...you need single channel
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2003-03-17 by Jerry Olson
Doug, Thanks for answering. I have done over 60 + cleanings now with confirmation check between them. Nothing works. All the ink went down about the same
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2003-03-17 by Carl Schofield
I ve been struggling with the same problem. In fact, the 21 step wedges printed with the QuadToneRIP look very similar to wedges printed with the Epson driver
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2003-03-17 by Doug Fisher
... Sounds like ink starvation and/or loss of vacuum seal somewhere in the in the system. The black ink cart is much larger than the other color cart
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2003-03-17 by thericker88
Hello, This is my first post. I thought I was the only one who liked the look of Black Only prints, then I found this list. I didn t realize that so many did
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2003-03-17 by Simon Lamb
I also use Vuescan and have had good results, especially with the latest version with the IT8 calibration facility and ICC profile support. However, I am a
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2003-03-17 by Julian Thomas
Thanks for these Simon. I can t get good scans from silverfast and I use Vuescan. Looks interesting - thanks again Julian ... From: Simon Lamb
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2003-03-17 by Simon Lamb
Julian I don t really want to get into the sharpness, detail, contrast etc. debate as it has probably been done here and on other forums before. Let me
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2003-03-17 by Gregory Georges
You can find lots of detailed instructions on converting color to B&W in a sample chapter I have posted on my Web site. I also have recently been using
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2003-03-17 by Julian Thomas
exactly my point! I d be interested in how you can say that the detail is there if the scan appears very soft. I can give the appearance of sharpness - as i
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2003-03-17 by Barry Kelsall
Maybe you have partially obstucted tubing... If you have a set of MIS syringes w/ bottom fill adapters, try sucking ink through the lines (squirt/recycle it
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2003-03-17 by Simon Lamb
Julian I must be losing the thread here. What Polaroid and Minolta are you comparing scans with? If the Multi Pro and SS120 then you cannot compare flatbed
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2003-03-17 by Paul Roark
Jerry, It sounds like your system is sucking air for some reason. I have not used Eboni in a CIS, but my vacuum-filled carts and the 7500 have had no problems
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2003-03-17 by Jerry Olson
Has anyone used the new Eboni ink successfully yet? I put it into a new cartridge yesterday, in a new CIS system. Everything appeared to go smooth as silk,
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2003-03-17 by John Vitollo
... Have you tried converting RGB to Lab then turn off A and B channel and work with the Lightness channel - works most of the time for me. But it seems your
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2003-03-17 by Charles Bandes
I ve started using the Adobe Camera Raw plugin to do my bw conversions. It basically has the hue/saturation method built in to its interface, plus some levels
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2003-03-17 by Kip Babington
Actually, I think this filter is probably most useful for those who HAVE used black and white film and done darkroom printing. The image contrast filter
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2003-03-17 by Tim Atherton
But if you ve never used film before, try this. It s not the cheapest, but I find this does an excellent job The BW filter from www.theimagingfactory.com
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2003-03-17 by Tim Atherton
... Tri-X and HP5... :-)
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2003-03-17 by Julian Thomas
well mine is. and I ve had it serviced twice. There really is no comparison with scans I ve done on both a Minolta and Polaroid film scanner of the same neg.
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2003-03-17 by Tom Husband
I m looking for a good work flow converting my D100 NEF s to B&W. I can get to B&W easy enough and the final print is nice but they re missing some depth and
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2003-03-17 by Simon Lamb
Julian The 1680 cannot be producing softer scans than the 3200 and I am getting excellent results with just PS sharpening. I have definitely found artifacts
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2003-03-17 by Alessandro Pardi
I fully agree about the softness you always get from flatbeds, and verified that my scans from the 3200 can get an unbelievable amount of unsharp mask before
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2003-03-17 by Julian Thomas
You are dead right - it is better to leave sharpening until PS, BUT the optics in the 1680 are so soft that I need both. BTW I only do this in BW - for colour
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2003-03-17 by Alessandro Pardi
Julian, do you get better results with a pre-sharpening at scan time? I always read that it s better to leave the sharpening to Photoshop. Alessandro ...
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2003-03-17 by Alessandro Pardi
Thanks all for your replies, Norman examples are interesting, and I ll definitely have to make some experiments with other films/scan settings. Definitely
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2003-03-17 by timbedgood2001
Hello all, I m struggling to make a good neutral tone print using Epson ink in an Epson 960.With premium glossy, desaturated RGB file with the driver set to
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2003-03-17 by Jean-Marc Humbert
A good article about Piezography (the former PiezographyBW). link : http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/printers/piezo.shtml JMarc Humbert Paris, France
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2003-03-17 by Ton Guiking
... (...) ... Like the nowadays Canon printers! :-) Ton G.
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