2001-08-24 by Martin Wesley
Bill, Ah! Glad you asked. Go to the group homepage. Go to the Files section and open the folder Coating Inkjet Prints . There you will find 4 long and posts
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2001-08-24 by Martin Wesley
... densities of all the common papers? ... thing? ... used to characterize all of these green issues? I understand that different lighting conditions can
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2001-08-24 by wparsons@evergreen-funds.com
Martin, Would you describe the workflow process for this, please. Tnx, Bill ... put into it. If you want an air-dried silver look from you inkjet prints you
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2001-08-24 by Martin Wesley
... wrote: (snip) ... that ... printed ... amount of ... a 2820 ... match the ... print (using ... had been ... mostly that ... Don t give up
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2001-08-24 by Brian Mikiten
Forgive me if some of these questions are redundant but: 1) Has anyone taken a densitometer and measure the base reflection densities of all the common papers?
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2001-08-24 by Martin Wesley
... much ... was ... Antonis, Robert Just to tag on an additional note. If there are optical brighteners present that are fluorescing, the amount of visible
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2001-08-24 by Nicholas Hartmann
... Thank you, Bernd; this sounds very promising. I m disappointed that the MIS inks are not perceptibly cooler than Piezo, but there s always the tinting
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2001-08-24 by Nicholas Hartmann
... Harvey - I don t believe there is any such thing as a perfect representation of an image in any medium; every print is an interpretation. I m also not
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2001-08-24 by Nicholas Hartmann
... Not dip and dunk, but I did take a paintbrush and apply both the VM black and the double-density black to the same sheet of paper. They looked identical,
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2001-08-24 by Nicholas Hartmann
... Martin - I m not planning on giving up the darkroom just yet. But I agree that inkjet output is qualitatively different: last night I scanned and printed a
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2001-08-24 by Robert Rex
... Antonis, sorry for the delayed response. you are right that whiteness needs to take into account ALL color info. I really should have denoted L, A, and
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2001-08-24 by mh@toomanyartists.com
i would also like to add that it has been claimed that this is the only rip in the industry that is more than 8 bits. Almost all large format
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2001-08-24 by Nij
Hi - tried to post this in response to your email off-list, and it bounced for some reason or other... Re: [Digital BW] inks for the 7000 & Cone RIPThe Pro24
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2001-08-24 by Julian Thomas
Bernd, Have you tried the FS inks using the workflow on the MIS page? Julian ... From: Ruhrfoto/Bernd L. To:
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2001-08-24 by Nij
I believe a queue is what it is. You can set the system to Cut files from the queue once printed, or set it not to do that, as I am suggesting. You then need
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2001-08-24 by Ruhrfoto/Bernd L.
Fellows,
as I´m rather experienced with Piezo-printing and I really love my
piezo prints I would apreciate a lower ink price (which is US
price plus about
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2001-08-24 by Ruhrfoto/Bernd L.
Paul, excuse the late reply. Its to much on t his list... My MIS VM (variable mix) images on the 1290 remain posterized, even if I follow your instructions for
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2001-08-24 by Ruhrfoto/Bernd L.
... Spectrum inks ... Bingo, read message 860 If so, are you ... Not yet. ... with MIS ... inks. The MIS FS innks are a very little bit cooler than Piezo, but
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2001-08-24 by Paul Roark
Tyler, I use Epson Archival Matte as a standard. It s the paper most seem to use (most of the Piezo print exchange group I was in used it, for example) and
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2001-08-24 by Paul Roark
... That might work fine -- desaturate and then apply the appropriate adjustment curve. I guess as a practical matter, total desaturation simply turns the
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2001-08-24 by Todd Flashner
Desaturate is pretty limited. Apply a Channel Mix adjustment layer set to monochrome while in RGB. It ll take the color out of your file using whatever blend
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2001-08-24 by Todd Flashner
Jerry, I happen to have an inside track on the Brooklyn Bridge if your in the market for one. ;-) Todd
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2001-08-24 by Terry & Nancy
I have a generic question and am just looking for some feedback. A friend posed this question to me and I thought the group members here would be able to
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2001-08-24 by sdmey4@aol.com
In a message dated 08/23/2001 7:40:11 PM Pacific Daylight Time, nigel@njrpc.demon.co.uk writes:
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2001-08-24 by sdmey4@aol.com
In a message dated 08/23/2001 12:51:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time, tyler@tylerboley.com writes: tyler@tylerboley.com writes:
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2001-08-24 by Nij
Yes! Check www.piezography.com for details. But essentially, the RIP is 8 or _16bit_ - is stand-alone (PC ONLY - a source of some contention for Mac-shops),
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2001-08-24 by Martin Wesley
See what I mean, I go and ask everyone to be more careful about updating subject lines in threads that are drifting in topic. Then what do I do? I forget to
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2001-08-24 by sherer@urd.umass.edu
I spoke with Bob at MIS about an inkset that would match the piezo/bw for the 7000. They have not developed that as yet (and may not at all). He referred me to
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2001-08-24 by Jerry Olson
There isn t much metamerism with the MIS inks. Haven t tried sepia tone prints though. Jerry
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2001-08-24 by Jerry Olson
Steve, MIS makes a VM variable toned 4 color inkset too. I have a friend who just got paul s curves for it, so he can use it on his 1160. But doesn t the 7000
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2001-08-24 by SKID Photography
... I would agree that inkjet prints (and the whole digital system), in the right hands would be better on average than *anyone s* silver printing. Harvey
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2001-08-24 by SKID Photography
... Dear Nick, While I certainly don t know what the problem is that does not allow you to perfectly represent your images digitally, I still think that there
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2001-08-24 by toomagenta@aol.com
Is anyone using the MIS Archival Color inkset to produce sepia toned prints? If possible, could you comment on the metamerism exhibited by this process? The
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2001-08-24 by Tyler Boley
... snip... ... temperature ... There is heat involved in your tests? snip... ... claims by ... Only if the exact same tests on the same paper (hopefully
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2001-08-24 by sdmey4@aol.com
Jerry since the Pro 24 Piezo machine reportedly only uses 4 tones,With piezo, Where on the MIS web site does it tell us 7000 users what inks to put where? I
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2001-08-23 by Jerry Olson
That s what I assumed would be done. Jerry
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2001-08-23 by Jerry Olson
Paul, I just assumed he would scan in color, and then desaturate the file, leaving it in RGB. He then wouldn t have to convert to grayscale and back again.
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2001-08-23 by Martin Wesley
Yet another plea to follow the posting protocols with regards to changing the Subject line of your messages as the thread topic shifts! Please go to Files
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2001-08-23 by Jerry Olson
They have. You d just have to refill virgin 7000 cartridges with the MIS inks. Jerry
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2001-08-23 by Jerry Olson
yes. (assuming Bret Weston prints them with a quad system.). He might not be able to do so, as he s assumed room temperature. :) jerry
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2001-08-23 by Martin Wesley
In revisiting Strange Ross s website, http://axp.psl.ku.dk/~ross/ I noticed that he has a very detailed workflow for using Piezo Inks to produce film positives
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2001-08-23 by Phil Bard
Martin, BTW, I m printing on Ilford Multigrade IV gloss. Durst L1200 diffusion light with Schneider 150mm, stopped down at least 2 from wide open. Phil
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2001-08-23 by Jerry Olson
Have you done a dip and dunk test with a small strip of paper with the VM black ink? I find it to be the blackest of all pigmented inks. Possibly you have a
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2001-08-23 by Phil Bard
Martin, Although I haven t made a 24x30 of the full image off the LJ neg, I have to say that the 8x10 crop prints (at that magnification) of the LJ and
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2001-08-23 by sdmey4@aol.com
I just ran through 6 posts titled using the Epson Driver and Cone Inks Not one had anything to do with drivers or inks!!!!!!!! No wonder its impossible to
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2001-08-23 by Martin Wesley
Paul, Could you simply stay in RGB and desaturate the image before printing? Martin ... understand it ... variable-tone ... a B&W, is ... With ... scanning in
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2001-08-23 by Rich Seiling
We switched to this a little over 2 years ago for our Macs. I feel it gives a much more accurate soft proof. (previously using 1.8 D50) It also cleared up the
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2001-08-23 by Martin Wesley
... wrote: (snip) ... outdo or ... specifically ... life allow ... can make ... chemicals, ... taking them ... If I can ... context, I ...
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2001-08-23 by Paul Roark
... Yes to both. ... I suspect this applies more to dyes than pigments. As I understand the process, oxidation is at the core. The ratio of surface area to
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2001-08-23 by Martin Wesley
This debate will continue to surface but, to a large extent, I don t believe it has an answer except to the individual. The mediums are different. It is like
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