Digital BW, The Print

Hi all

Waiting for my first batch of UT ink for 1160 to arrive and was 
investigating new workflow. Here comes the stupid questions.

1) If you apply the tone curve as a layer what happens if you adjust 
the opacity of the layer? Does it fine tune the tone or completely 
cock it up? 

2) Would I be right in saying that to get the very best quality the 
curve should be applied to a 16 bit RGB image rather than 8 bit?

Many thanks in advance.

Peter Newbee

>... UT ink for 1160 ...

>1) If you apply the tone curve as a layer what happens if you adjust 
>the opacity of the layer? Does it fine tune the tone or completely 
>cock it up? 

I don't know.  

>2) Would I be right in saying that to get the very best quality the 
>curve should be applied to a 16 bit RGB image rather than 8 bit?

Yes, but it may not make a visible difference.

Buy some good, cheap matte paper and try things.  Learning the materials by
experimenting is part of the fun. 

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> >... UT ink for 1160 ...
> 
> >1) If you apply the tone curve as a layer what happens if you 
adjust 
> >the opacity of the layer? Does it fine tune the tone or completely 
> >cock it up? 
> 
> I don't know.  
> 
> >2) Would I be right in saying that to get the very best quality 
the 
> >curve should be applied to a 16 bit RGB image rather than 8 bit?
> 
> Yes, but it may not make a visible difference.
> 
> Buy some good, cheap matte paper and try things.  Learning the 
materials by
> experimenting is part of the fun. 
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com

Thanks Paul for your reply. One of the reasons for trying UT inks and 
your workflow and Roys QTR is the fun of experimenting. Been getting 
good results with Lyson Quad black inks BUT am one of those people 
who is always looking for a better solution.

Peter