Digital BW, The Print

I know there is a scanning list somewhere but I don't wanna...
but I might later, besides it applies.

I've taken to this as habit when starting a new image.

I scan as Transparency in RGB & Greyscale as well as Negative.
Basically try several options trying for the best in each.  Sometimes 
applying White/Black point etc.  Experimenting really.

Now none of them look like the print I would want at the end, figure 
I'll get there someday.  But then I start working through the 
histograms of each, looking for a consistent presence of tone and 
maybe a hump of information on the end I'm most concerned about.

I'm figuring if the info isn't there, of course it's no good.
If there is a bulk of info there, then it can be drawn out.

???  If YOU are working on an image, are you visual biased (a light 
or dark image on screen) by scans based on the tones you hope to 
acheive with the final print OR do you just go with what you THINK is 
a good histogram of info. ???

Thanks,
Cleavis

I've been finding it useful to scan in 16 bit with as wide a 
histogram as I can work in the software.  Then if can duplicate that 
file, convert to 8 bit, try various curves to spread the tone 
appropriately.  Save the curve and apply it to the original 16 bit.

The resulting histogram looks better and covers more tones.  Once I 
have that in place it doens't matter much to me (so far) which file I 
continue with.

Cleavis (still learning the front end)

By George, I think you're getting the hang of this. ;-)

Todd

> I've been finding it useful to scan in 16 bit with as wide a
> histogram as I can work in the software.  Then if can duplicate that
> file, convert to 8 bit, try various curves to spread the tone
> appropriately.  Save the curve and apply it to the original 16 bit.
> 
> The resulting histogram looks better and covers more tones.  Once I
> have that in place it doens't matter much to me (so far) which file I
> continue with.
> 
> Cleavis (still learning the front end)

First, the carts are not totally empty and I want to remove them...I 
have never done this, but seem to remember that all that you do is 
push the ink cleaning button and pull the plug when the cart 
moves....then it should travel freely so I can load another ink cart 
in the machine...

Is that correct, or is there an easier way....

thanks,

Bill
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Hold down the Paper Sheet Load button until the head starts to 
move to the left. Once it stops at the left side pull the plug. Get 
the new carts ready as you don't want to wait too long as the 
exposed head will dry out with exposure to air.  

Best,

John

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Bill Agee 
<billagee@r...> wrote:
> First, the carts are not totally empty and I want to remove 
them...I 
> have never done this, but seem to remember that all that you 
do is 
> push the ink cleaning button and pull the plug when the cart 
> moves....then it should travel freely so I can load another ink 
cart 

> in the machine...
> 
> Is that correct, or is there an easier way....
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Bill
> -- 
> 
> b i l l  a g e e  s t u d i o
> c a p i s t r a n o  b e a c h  c a l i f o r n i a
> 
> billagee@r...
> http://www.redsilver.com