Re: [Digital BW] 0% black is lighter than 5%
2001-08-22 by Jerry Olson
Are you using Paul's curves? They were not designed for the original quadtone inks. You should be using the new variable tone inks with Paul's curves, and of course converting you images to rgb files before printing. Jerry RHRohlfing@... wrote:
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> Hi all, > > I've been lurking since the first few days of this forum. You > folks are great!! > Somewhere I heard reference to "if you go too far the blackest > black begins to lighten." > I've noticed some of my deepest shadows are lighter than those next > to them. Also, an 11-step ramp (plus %5 and 95%)prints with the dark > end patch lighter than the one next to it. It (the 0% patch)is > darker than the 10% but definitely lighter than the 5%. > I'm using the original MIS Quadtones printing to an 1160. It > appears regardless of workflow. It even appears with no tweaking at > all. > Does anyone know the cause of this and a possible fix? I was about > to send an image to a longtime friend and great darkroom printer but > he'd spot that problem in a second! > Thanks, > Richard > > > Please visit the Group Homepage often and check the resources their regularly. The page can be found at: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/