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RE: [Digital BW] Re: MIS UT2 Carbon prints very non-linear

2006-01-16 by Paul Roark

I assume that is the cyan ramp you printed.  It indicates the LC is missing.
Are you sure your nozzle checks are OK?

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> chwhitaker
> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 2:06 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: MIS UT2 Carbon prints very non-linear
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
> <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> >
> > I'm not sure a too-dark LC would cause the problem you're having,
> but it's
> > possible.  Try printing an RGB 21-step test strip with only the red
> curve at
> > its default position, and the green and blue curves horizontal --
> i.e., the
> > magenta and yellow inks turned off.  On the monitor the RGB image
> will be
> > cyan.  With No Color Adjustment selected in the driver, the ramp
> will show
> > if the LC is way to dark -- the ramp will be awful.  (If you don't
> know how
> > to make this curve, let me know and I'll send one off list.)
> >
> > Paul
> > www.PaulRoark.com
> 
> Finally got the curves you described. The results are at
> http://www.charles.whitaker.name/NoGreenNoBlue.jpg. Do these results
> support a very dark light cyan? Thanks.
> 
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