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Re: [colorvision_group] Re: Neutrality, and shadow separation
2006-03-24 by CDTobie@aol.com
In a message dated 3/23/06 6:54:12 PM, helenbach@... writes:
I'll try other media settings. I'd like to try to understand how the
media settings affect this. If a 0,0,0 pixel gets printed as a square
with an L* of 2.5 and an 18,18,18 pixel gets printed as a square with
the same L*, where has the media setting come in? Too much ink?
Yes, a media setting with the same name as your media may be optimal for the Epson canned profile (though it will also have clogged shadows, by the way); but that does not necessarily mean its optimal for using with the no color adjustment setting. If you are looking specifically for open deep shadows, you need to try settings that indicate they have a smooth controlled gradiation to black in all three directions.
Its like a poker game... the media setting deals the cards; all the profile can do is play the hand its dealt. If the media setting doesn't deal it a good range of evenly spaced steps to black on the paper in question, then blaming the profile for not playing well isn't quite fair...
Trying to control this end of things with the PrintFIX PRO sliders is not practical, it only offers a single midpoint to adjust curves, and you'd end up with washed out midtones instead of opened shadows. A tool for shadow detail would be a nice addition, but in the meantime, DoctorPRO is the tool to use to see if its possible to make the edits you need.
C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision, Inc.
CDTobie@...
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