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RE: [Digital BW] A conundrum

2003-01-03 by Robert G. Hall

Answer to #2 21 steps represents a 7 stop range. Each step is 1/3 stop lighter than the last. This is just above the normal range of film density. Using

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Re: Followup on PowerRIP for the 2100/2200

2003-01-03 by Clayton Jones <cj@cjcom.net>

Hello Daniel, ... I would like to have it, as I m considering getting a 2200. Thanks very much. Regards, Clayton Info on black and white digital printing at

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Followup on PowerRIP for the 2100/2200

2003-01-03 by danielstaver <daniel@petraflux.com>

I ve spent some time now creating a curve for PowerRIP that gives me totally neutral BW prints on my 2100, good shadow detail and no metamerism whatsoever. The

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Re: [Digital BW] MIS FS Neutral workflows

2003-01-03 by copal01 <copal01@yahoo.es>

Hi Julian, I try to find your curve in thefiles but I don t fin it. I should be very grateful if you could send me the link thanks in advance manuel ... the

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Re: [Digital BW] A conundrum

2003-01-03 by John Labovitz

... Boy, you aren t kidding -- there are more than a dozen densitometers and colorimeters and spectrophotometers! Now if only I knew what the difference

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Re: [Digital BW] A conundrum

2003-01-03 by Martin Wesley

(snip) ... printing ... Harry, Ideally you would print the wedge file and then measure the results with a reflecting densitometer. You could then see if the

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Re: [Digital BW] A conundrum

2003-01-03 by Harry Saddler

... Ok, right... 5% steps. Got it. ... Mathematically perfect they may be, but I need something to physically compare to a step wedge printed on my printer, to

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Re: [Digital BW] A conundrum

2003-01-03 by Todd Flashner

... Good questions. I ll venture a guess as to why 20 steps... 5% is a convenient denomination and 20 is not too many and not too few steps. I ve no idea why

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Re: [Digital BW] BW Tech Print Exchange

2003-01-03 by Richard Sintchak

Thursday, January 2, 2003, 8:46:31 PM, Thomas Fors wrote: TF I agree about including more than just the 2200 in the print exchange. I d TF like to compare

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BW Tech Print Exchange

2003-01-03 by Thomas Fors

I agree about including more than just the 2200 in the print exchange. I d like to compare other printer/ink combinations as well. So, I ve opened it up to

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A conundrum

2003-01-03 by Harry Saddler

I bought a Kodak grey scale, to help me calibrate my quadtone curves. I got a 21-step scale, to match the 21-step stepwedges commonly used in quadtone work.

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Re: Making the transition to digital...

2003-01-03 by Wayne J. Cosshall

Dear SH, All those scanners are good. Like all things it is a tradeoff between cost, personal workflow preferences, etc. I actually don t do worksheets. My

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Re: New software for mono printing

2003-01-03 by Charles Bandes <byronbulb@yahoo.com>

They re going to have a really hard time finding that acceptance if they are dongle-protected, expensive, and based on an obsolete operating system - I hardly

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Re: New software for mono printing

2003-01-03 by Antonis Ricos <antonisphoto@yahoo.com>

Steve, no argument there. A Windows version will be coming if there is enough interest for the OS 9 release. They are by no means dissing the other 80% of

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Epson 1280 using 1290 driver

2003-01-03 by glewis4457@aol.com

Today the UPS man delivered my new Epson 1280 printer. Gotta remember to get that $100 rebate info off to Epson. Now there has been alot of interest in using

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Re: New software for mono printing

2003-01-03 by Steven Karafyllakis <stevek@evcom.net>

Sounds pretty terrific, Antonis! However, at the risk of reviving an old, tired, and completely useless rivarly-please remind them that Mac only is a bit

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Re: Silverfast 6, sprintscan 120 & PS problem

2003-01-02 by Steven Karafyllakis <stevek@evcom.net>

Hi Frank; It might be a) not enough RAM or b)some qirk of your particular ##&% @!! Windows 98SE setup. The Silverfast password should enable you to go back

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New software for mono printing

2003-01-02 by Antonis Ricos <antonisphoto@yahoo.com>

Happy New Year to all, and with that, here is a bit of news on a product that may in fact make life easier for those of us trying to make the best digital bw

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Re: 2200/2100 BW Print Exchange

2003-01-02 by danielstaver <daniel@petraflux.com>

I m going to submit some PowerRIP prints for the exchange and I would certainly be interested in seeing prints made with quad inksets, as I have never seen

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Re: 2200/2100 BW Print Exchange

2003-01-02 by Shilesh Jani <shilesh.jani@smith-nephew.

Tom, I am interested in seeing prints from this exchange. Any chance you would accept a print using the more traditional quad route? I use a 1280 printer

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2200/2100 BW Print Exchange

2003-01-02 by Thomas Fors

I d like to conduct a small technical print exchange for the purposes of comparing different methods of obtaining neutral B&W prints on the Epson 2100/2200.

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Silverfast 6, sprintscan 120 & PS problem

2003-01-02 by frankg_photo <fh.gross@sympatico.ca>

Has anyone with a similar setup encountered this problem ? I am using Silverfast Ai version 6.01 - the PS plugin version (upgraded from the version 5.2 that

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Re: BO printing with 2100

2003-01-02 by danielstaver <daniel@petraflux.com>

Hi, check my other recent posts. Both gimp-print and iProof PowerRip will let you print only using the Black and Light Black inks. Gimp-Print is free, but the

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BO printing with 2100

2003-01-02 by chatzebussi <chatzebussi@yahoo.co.uk>

Hello everybody I somehow managed to get fairly good black and white prints in the colour position of the driver using the curve editor of the GB software.

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Re: New English GrayBalancer Available

2003-01-02 by danielstaver <daniel@petraflux.com>

I m from Norway so the balancer came bundled with my printer. IMO you re not missing out on anything. It s very useful for removing gross color casts from your

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Epson Photo 750 BO printing follow-up

2003-01-02 by pfrym <pfrym@yahoo.com>

After posting here a couple of days ago (see Very newbee question thread), I have performed a couple of simple tests with an Epson Photo 750 printing in

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Re: New English GrayBalancer Available

2003-01-02 by yonci2000 <bcottman@worldnet.att.net>

Tom, Thanks for the info on the gray balancer. I have the French instruction manual and have been waiting for an english translation. Is the download simply

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New English GrayBalancer Available

2003-01-02 by Thomas Fors

It has been brought to my attention that Epson Russia has made the full English version of the GrayBalancer available from their web site. This includes an

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Re: Making the transition to digital...

2003-01-02 by zelig2 <zelig2@yahoo.com>

Thanks guys for the tips. I ve decided my first purchase will be the film scanner and I ve got that narrowed down to the following three: Polaroid Sprintscan

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