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Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Digest Number 134

Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Digest Number 134

2005-08-20 by Andreas Altenmüller

Jon,

you could publish the LAB data of a printed stepwedge,
so everyone would know what can be expected from K7.

Andreas


Am 20.08.2005 um 15:11 schrieb QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com:
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> Message: 3
>    Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 17:40:40 -0000
>    From: "piezobw" <piezobw@...>
> Subject: Re: QT and Inkjetmall K6 inks
>
> You can leave out the 4th shade to make a K6 set.
>
> The sample prints we produce have very little black if any in them as 
> we go for a sample
> image which has maximum linearization of tone from 0-255. So since 0 
> is dMax (black)
> we try and show off the separation in the curves we produce with 
> detail in 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
> and so forth all the way to dMin or paper white at 255. Photographers 
> appreciate our
> highlights but seem to miss huge blacks. We like the shadows open as 
> much as possible
> because its not possible with conventional silver paper. Hence there 
> are very few true
> black pixels in the image.  We should have probably included a gray 
> scale and a black
> patch.
>
> regards,
>
> Jon Cone

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