Digital BW, The Print

I've asked, and asked, also in the QTR forum and I don't know how many other places, but no one answers a simple question - what do you mean by "linearize"? - in a simple way. 

Thank you all for the how-to references and I will read them, but could you get me started by providing a dictionary definition of "linearize"? Not a how-to, just a dictionary definition.

Thanks,

  - susan

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Michael King <drmrking@...> wrote:
>
> So firstly you are better off asking straight QTR questions over on the QTR
> forum.... more people to help you and if you follow that forum postings you
> will learn a lot about QTR.
> 
> Secondly there is actually quite a lot of info around for example
> http://www.diallophotography.com/pdfs/QTRworkflow.pdf
> 
> And Paul Roark's web site has tons of info as well.
> 
> The standard QTR tutorial while dated, is also still relevant.
> 
> Yes there is a terminology learning curve, but all the info is actually
> available in one place or another for the next step up the ladder - making
> QTR curves with QTR.
> 
> Mike
> 
> On 1 May 2010 16:31, Paul <paulmwhiting@...> wrote:
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> >
> >
> > Susan,
> >
> > I agree. I wish there were some of tutorial and/or glossary available here.
> > I've looked at the Files menu here but it's rather sparse and a bit dated.
> > I've stuck to using a very basic setup for now... 3 black cartridges (using
> > Eboni ink by MIS), QTR with the profiles Paul has developed, and one or two
> > papers. Works well for me... but I probably should branch out some day.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > > Oh, please, does this finally answer a question I have had for a long
> > time that keeps me from wanting to use QTR -- *** does "linearize" mean the
> > same thing as "create your own profile using MeasureTool and Create_icc.exe"
> > *** ????? If not, what does it mean?
> > >
> > > I find the available documentation for QTR, once you want to go beyond
> > using built-in curves, rather impenetrable; undefined terms are part of the
> > problem.
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > >
> > > - susan
> > >
> >
> >  
> >
> 
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