Digital BW, The Print

on 3/24/2003 7:14 AM, DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com at
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> Message: 12
> Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 04:21:57 -0000
> From: "Steven Karafyllakis" <steve@...>
> Subject: Adobe Raw plugin + Nikonscan?
> 
> I read an article in P.E.I Magazine about the RAW plugin that was
> being discussed here last week. Does anybody have any idea if it
> will proccess raw format from the Nicon 8000ED and other Nikon
> scanners? This might well be the solution we Nikon users need, that
> Nikonscan bugs me everytime I use it. Can anybody find out & get
> back to the group? Thanks!
> 
> Steve K


Though I haven't tried it, my guess is that it will work. However, I would
also guess that your raw file will not have been ICE'd or had negative
inversion and correction applied either.

I've been using vuescan and find that it actually scans faster than Nikon
Scan on large 6x9 film on my mac.  For smaller files nikon scan is faster as
it can use all three sensors. Dust removal is better in NikonScan but it
clips the highlights of negative scans unfortunately.
 
-Bruce

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Bruce 
<smthopr@e...> wrote:
> on 3/24/2003 7:14 AM, DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
at
> DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> 
> > Message: 12
> > Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 04:21:57 -0000
> > From: "Steven Karafyllakis" <steve@s...>
> > Subject: Adobe Raw plugin + Nikonscan?
> > 
> > I read an article in P.E.I Magazine about the RAW plugin that was
> > being discussed here last week. Does anybody have any idea if it
> > will proccess raw format from the Nicon 8000ED and other Nikon
> > scanners? This might well be the solution we Nikon users need, 
that
> > Nikonscan bugs me everytime I use it. Can anybody find out & get
> > back to the group? Thanks!
> > 
> > Steve K
> 
> 
> Though I haven't tried it, my guess is that it will work. However, 
I would
> also guess that your raw file will not have been ICE'd or had 
negative
> inversion and correction applied either.
> 
> I've been using vuescan and find that it actually scans faster 
than Nikon
> Scan on large 6x9 film on my mac.  For smaller files nikon scan is 
faster as
> it can use all three sensors. Dust removal is better in NikonScan 
but it
> clips the highlights of negative scans unfortunately.
>  
> -Bruce

Bruce;

I hope you're right; I'll be sending out a file to be tested, I'll 
get back to all with the results.

Steve Karafyllakis

Sorry for the Off Topic question.  I just upgraded to PS7 and I'm having
trouble with my Color Settings, which I have set as follows:

RGB: Adobe RGB (1998)
CMYK: Colorsync CMYK -  Generic CMYK Profile
Gray: Custom Dot Gain Curve (for Piezography)
Spot: Dot Gain 20%

Images look great on the monitor, but are washed out and greenish on paper.
I'm on a B&W Mac G3 OS9.2 and I'm using a custom printer profile that has
worked great for years.  I'm stumped.  Is the set-up different from PS5?

 STEPHEN    JENNINGS
     P h o t o g r a p h e r
        Cambridge, MA
 sgjennin@...
www.stephenjennings.com

Stephen,

What printer are you using? And what inks?

I've found that except for the 2200, most of the desktop epsons produce greenish (or purplish) BW prints when using the color ink. Switching to six-color grey inks will help a lot. 

Your color settings look fine - make sure you have "no color adjustment" set in your driver when you print. 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Stephen Jennings <sgjennin@i...> wrote:

> Sorry for the Off Topic question.  I just upgraded to PS7 and I'm having
> trouble with my Color Settings, which I have set as follows:
> 
> RGB: Adobe RGB (1998)
> CMYK: Colorsync CMYK -  Generic CMYK Profile
> Gray: Custom Dot Gain Curve (for Piezography)
> Spot: Dot Gain 20%
> 
> Images look great on the monitor, but are washed out and greenish on paper.
> I'm on a B&W Mac G3 OS9.2 and I'm using a custom printer profile that has
> worked great for years.  I'm stumped.  Is the set-up different from PS5?
> 
>  STEPHEN    JENNINGS
>      P h o t o g r a p h e r
>         Cambridge, MA
>  sgjennin@i...
> www.stephenjennings.com

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, 
Stephen Jennings <sgjennin@i...> wrote:
> Sorry for the Off Topic question.  I just upgraded to PS7 and I'm 
having
> trouble with my Color Settings, which I have set as follows:
> 
> RGB: Adobe RGB (1998)
> CMYK: Colorsync CMYK -  Generic CMYK Profile
> Gray: Custom Dot Gain Curve (for Piezography)
> Spot: Dot Gain 20%
> 
> Images look great on the monitor, but are washed out and 
greenish on paper.
> I'm on a B&W Mac G3 OS9.2 and I'm using a custom printer 
profile that has
> worked great for years.  I'm stumped.  Is the set-up different 
from PS5?



Steve,
I´m not sure if PS 7 automatically imports your old custom 
greyscale dot curve from PS 6. I even don´t know if you can 
reload it manually. Maybe you must redesign your custom curve 
using the 21 step wedge after having calibrated your monitor.
Not sure, just an idea.
Bernd

Hello Stephen,

If you are using Piezography, wasn't there instructions as how to 
set up Photoshop 7? If it is similar to Quadtone printing, I think 
you should set up your working space and printing space as RGB, so 
the driver will draw from all the separate shades of black according 
to the image. Pretend it is a color image that is simply being 
translated by the software for Piezography into a grayscale image. I 
don't have Piezography, so there may be some special cases that need 
to be considered. By the way, how do you like the results from 
Piezography. I just bought an Epson 1280 and print in Black Only, 
and the Piezography interests me; but won't look into it till I run 
out of inks. 

Your friend in Photography

Johnny Eades


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Stephen 
Jennings <sgjennin@i...> wrote:
> Sorry for the Off Topic question.  I just upgraded to PS7 and I'm 
having
> trouble with my Color Settings, which I have set as follows:
> 
> RGB: Adobe RGB (1998)
> CMYK: Colorsync CMYK -  Generic CMYK Profile
> Gray: Custom Dot Gain Curve (for Piezography)
> Spot: Dot Gain 20%
> 
> Images look great on the monitor, but are washed out and greenish 
on paper.
> I'm on a B&W Mac G3 OS9.2 and I'm using a custom printer profile 
that has
> worked great for years.  I'm stumped.  Is the set-up different 
from PS5?

> 
>  STEPHEN    JENNINGS
>      P h o t o g r a p h e r
>         Cambridge, MA
>  sgjennin@i...
> www.stephenjennings.com