question for photoshop 7 users...
2002-04-22 by Jerry Olson
Hi, Does anybody know how to get to the transfer curve settings in photoshop 7? I don't see any way to address this, looks like it has been left out of the dialogue boxes. Jerry bellis33624 wrote:
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> I installed the MIS variable tone inks in my Epson 1160 printer (used > with a PC and Crane Museo paper)and downloaded the Roark curves for > that printer yesterday. Before installing the inks I used the MIS > cleaning cartridges out of an abundance of caution since the black > inks I'd been using weren't Epson inks. In making my various color > settings in Photoshop and in the printer dialogue boxes I've followed > to the best of my ability the 11 footnotes that are underneath the > Printer/Curve/Paper/Mode table on the MIS web site for these inks, > which are pretty much identical to the setttins stated in Mr. Roark's > message #570 posted to this group on August 10, 2001. I've also tried > each of the four curves and played around with most of the Photoshop > color settings and properties settings, making changes of one sort or > another and then Epson dialogue box print settings in an effort to > get something resembling a decent print. I've also cleaned the > nozzles and checked the alignment of the printing cartridges. > Regardless of what I do, only the darkest areas print, there are no > midtones or highlights. Some look slightly better than others > depending on what I changed but none except the first two that I made > look anything like a decent print (the first two weren't great but at > least they kind of looked like a photograph). The prints actually > look almost exactly like line prints (i.e. all black and white, no > grays, and the white is just the paper white with no detail). I > thought at first that only the black ink was printing but the > cartridge level in the Epson dialogue box shows that the color inks > actually are depleting faster than the black ink so I assume they > must be going somewhere. I'd suspect a problem with my printer except > that I was making very nice prints using the standard Epson color > inks and a third party black ink, with no special curves, immediately > before installing the MIS inks and the Roark curves. If anyone has > experienced a similar problem, I'd appreciate hearing from you. I'm > going to call MIS this morning but thought I'd post this here too in > case MIS is unable to help. Thanks in advance. Brian > > > Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, Bookmarks, Polls and other resources as they are often being updated. The page is at: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint > > Please follow these basic guidelines: > - Include your full name with your message. > - Include the address of your website, if you have one. > - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier messages to keep them short. > - As the topic of a thread changes remember to change the subject header. > - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or "flames." > - Complete your Yahoo profile. > - Before posting a question, search the message archives and the various resources on the homepage. > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/