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Re: VM questions

2001-11-11 by Martin Wesley

... NorthWales, ... to ... show ... Snip) ... fluorescent ... Tim, There seems to be a great deal of variation in how people perceive metamerism with Piezo and

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Re: Grain on B&W film??

2001-11-11 by Gary Benson

... This is terrific! I can t wait to try this procedure on my own images. I too had noticed what appeared to be excessive grain on my 35mm scans (Canoscan

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Re: [Digital BW] Grain on B&W film??

2001-11-11 by Daren M.

Steve, It sounds to me that your problem is caused by two main factors. The first is, as we mentioned, USM. It s not an easy tool to use without some

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Re: [Digital BW] VM questions

2001-11-11 by Jerry Olson

Hi Tim, ... Yes ... The cool tones change the least. In my case, not at all. ... A tiny bit, but much less than most inks. Especially Lyson, which have much

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Re: [Digital BW] Grain on B&W film??

2001-11-11 by Jerry Olson

You shouldn t have any grain from Delta 100 film, nor should your prints show any. What printer are you using? The older epsons do have a dot pattern that

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Re: Scanning RGB vs Grayscale

2001-11-11 by Antonis Ricos

Gary, first, welcome to the group! Hopefully other members here who know your particular equipment better than me will come to your aid, but in the meantime

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Re: [Digital BW] Grain on B&W film??

2001-11-10 by frank@culturalvisions.com

It seems that all silver based 35mm b&w films look grainy when scanned by these new high res film scanners. Is grain so bad? OK, so sometimes it does not

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Advice to Newbie Quadtone Printers

2001-11-10 by Steadman Uhlich

This posting is for anyone new to this forum and quadtones, but it is also in response to a nice intro note from a new forum member. I hope this reply will

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Re: [Digital BW] Grain on B&W film??

2001-11-10 by Steve Woolfenden

Hi Daren , A little more info here might be helpful. Are you seeing the grain only in the final print or on your monitor as well(viewed at 100%)? As daft as

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Re: [Digital BW] Grain on B&W film??

2001-11-10 by Steve Woolfenden

Make sure that the scanner is not automatically applying USM by default. If you need to sharpen before printing, try the high pass/hard light technique instead

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Re: [Digital BW] Grain on B&W film??

2001-11-10 by Steve Woolfenden

Thanks for the tips Paul I shall look into this , however , I m not convinced this is the extent of the problem . I still have a suspicion its something I m

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Scanning RGB vs Grayscale

2001-11-10 by Gary Benson

I ve read numerous posts about RGB workflows, scanning in RGB, etc. Bear with me, if you would, because I m still trying to make sense of all the technical

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Re: [Digital BW] Grain on B&W film??

2001-11-10 by Daren M.

Hi Steve, A little more info here might be helpful. Are you seeing the grain only in the final print or on your monitor as well(viewed at 100%)? Also, what

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RGB Workflow for MIS FS Quad Inks

2001-11-10 by jrandall@ch2m.com

I m trying to develop an RGB/partitioned workflow for the MIS FS quad inkset. I ve tried Paul Roark s VM curves and zeroing the Blue curve that controls the

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Introducing myself

2001-11-10 by bensonga@gci.net

Hello. I ve been reading the posts for a few weeks and decided to introduce myself since I may soon begin asking questions. My name is Gary Benson and I live

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Re: [Digital BW] Grain on B&W film??

2001-11-10 by Tim Mimpriss

Steve Wolfenden wrote: This is probably a bit off-topic but hopefully someone can offer some advice . I seem to be getting fairly grainy results from B&W negs

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Re: [Digital BW] VM questions

2001-11-10 by Tim Mimpriss

Paul, Thank you for your comments on VM. One theoretical attraction is that with only a single color channel I would expect to avoid color crossover. Tim PS If

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[Digital BW] Grain on B&W film??

2001-11-10 by Paul Roark

Steve, ... The Nikon apparently uses a highly-focused, collimated light source that shows more grain than the more diffuse light sources. It s analogous to

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[Digital BW] VM questions

2001-11-10 by Paul Roark

Tim, ... I suppose all inks show some metamerism. The Piezo level never bothered me that much. ... Yes. The weakest links in the MIS VM system were tested to

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4Jose!! lyons curves/oem inks

2001-11-10 by Julian Thomas

Jose Luis will have to answer that one - I only saw the output on an Epson glossy paper. I know that Jose has spent about 2 weeks in seclusion testing this

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Re: lyons curves/oem inks

2001-11-10 by Hap Mullenneaux

Julian, Could you or Jose Luis provide more details. Which paper and which curves? I ve learned alot from Ian s site. http://welcome.to/computerdarkroom

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Grain on B&W film??

2001-11-10 by Steve Woolfenden

This is probably a bit off-topic but hopefully someone can offer some advice . I seem to be getting fairly grainy results from B&W negs , at A4 and A3+ , even

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VM questions

2001-11-10 by Tim Mimpriss

Hi, I am new to this group. I am an amateur photographer living in NorthWales, working in medium format, and scanning and printing both color and monochrome on

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lyons curves/oem inks

2001-11-10 by Julian Thomas

List member Jose Luis came around last night and showd me some amazing prints he d done on glossy paper and Epson OEM inks using Ian Lyons curves on a 6 ink

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Re: [Digital BW] 4Paul Carts

2001-11-10 by Julian Thomas

I have a stong suspicion that there is a problem with cis/piezo. I m swapping to FS on one printer and VM on another, but I ve a set of piezo I d like to use

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[Digital BW] Paul's Sepia2 VM

2001-11-10 by Paul Roark

... It s published on a forum posting. Search by sepia2. The sepia2 mix was a bit too light, and I think a hair to yellow. Sepia3 was right on

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Pauls Sephia2 VM

2001-11-10 by brosphoto91724@yahoo.com

I really like Pauls prints using VM with sepia2. Where can I find the info on the mix.

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Re: To warranty or not to warranty

2001-11-10 by Martin Wesley

Heath, I agree with Dave. I have seen a lot of flawless 1160 prints so try and get an exchange from Epson if you can. Martin ... (snip)

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Re: Paul Roark's Comparison Print.

2001-11-10 by Martin Wesley

Bob, Paul s scan is a pretty accurate representation of the color of my Piezo prints off my 1200. Some people see it as warm. Some see the green in it. This

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Re: Advice please 1200 vs. 1280 For B&W

2001-11-10 by Martin Wesley

Brandon, I have both the 1200 (Piezo) and the 1280 (MIS VM). I think that the 1280 is a much better printer. Fewer banding problems, much quieter and better

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Variable Mix Quadtone -- Sepia3

2001-11-10 by Paul Roark

... The Sepia3 mix is a brew that you ll have to mix yourself for now. The mix formula for Sepia3 has been published, and it can be used with the MIS VM gray

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[Digital BW] 4Paul Carts

2001-11-09 by Paul Roark

Julian, ... I use MIS materials. They are cheap and work. The instructions are fairly easy. I have 2 CISs and about 20 half-used carts of various mixes

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Re: [Digital BW] 4Paul Carts

2001-11-09 by Tim Atherton

... Hahahaha ha! Is it messy... ask my wife about the pair of jeans and sneakers I had to throw out, and all the experimenting I had to do to get it out of the

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4Paul Carts

2001-11-09 by Julian Thomas

Paul, in one of your posts you mentioned you are filling carts rather than a cis. Where did you get your carts. Is it messy to fill? Julian ... Julian Thomas

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Re: Print Exchange

2001-11-09 by John Vitollo

... for ... Shaun just sent an email to all - the prints are being sent out today. Best, John V.

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Print Exchange

2001-11-08 by Michael J. Kravit

I guess we are in the home stretch. I just want to thank Shaun for all his hard work. I am looking forward to receiving the goods. Mike

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