Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-27 by David Whistance
Hi Jim, before you spend lots of money on new profiles give True Black & White a try (http://www.trueblackandwhite.com) - it is a black and white specialist
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Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-27 by James Petrillo
Hi Paul, Thank you for your response. I just had ColorHQ redo my profiles and just assumed that they were good. However, I have changed just about everything I
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-27 by Paul Roark
... That sounds like bad profiles. In fairness, getting good B&W with printers that are primarily aimed at color prints is difficult and the reason this forum
How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-27 by japty4644@...
Hi, I have a Canon iPF6300 that I have been using for about 18 months. I have not been happy with my B and W prints. They usually contain a cast of some sort.
Re: narrowing in on my solarized prints problem
2014-10-26 by paulmwhiting@...
Oh, Paul.... I am feeling so stupid. Of course, that was it. I looked at my carts and sure enough. Please forgive me - all the time you spent, good grief. You
Re: [Digital BW] Re: narrowing in on my solarized prints problem
2014-10-26 by Paul Roark
It looks like your LM and LC are swapped. That would cause your problem. That is, you probably have an ink mixing or installation error. Paul
Re: [Digital BW] Re: narrowing in on my solarized prints problem
2014-10-26 by paulmwhiting@...
ok, this is a rough draft... having a heck of a time adjusting brightness and contrast on this Dell monitor. It s got five small buttons on the right that you
Re: [Digital BW] Re: narrowing in on my solarized prints problem
2014-10-26 by Paul Roark
I m sorry, I misspoke earlier. The LC is what you ought to be looking at, not the C. And what your flat spot sponed like to me was a weak LC. So, that is
Re: [Digital BW] Re: narrowing in on my solarized prints problem
2014-10-26 by paulmwhiting@...
Yup, the slider was at 100. OK, here we go... they re a lot closer now, your numbers are slightly lower but appear to be consistently lower:
Re: [Digital BW] Re: narrowing in on my solarized prints problem
2014-10-25 by Paul Roark
... The Calibration Mode does not use your profile. Just be sure the slider is at 100. The point is to see the inks without a profile in the loop. Next I
Re: [Digital BW] Re: narrowing in on my solarized prints problem
2014-10-25 by paulmwhiting@...
Paul, Here s the procedure I followed, I hope this is what you had in mind: I printed out my Calibration Print, using Eb6-PA-205, with linearization tables
Re: [Digital BW] Re: narrowing in on my solarized prints problem
2014-10-25 by Paul Roark
See if your QTR Calibration mode print has about the same grayscale densities -- particularly the cyan position relative to the others -- as this:
Re: narrowing in on my solarized prints problem
2014-10-25 by paulmwhiting@...
Sorry Paul, I pulled the cart but didn t really know what to look for. Should I be looking at the cart itself, or the cyan portion of the Calibration Print
Re: [Digital BW] narrowing in on my solarized prints problem
2014-10-25 by Paul Roark
... Yes, from what you ve said, I d look closely at the cyan position ink. Paul www.PaulRoark.com
Re: [Digital BW] narrowing in on my solarized prints problem
2014-10-25 by paulmwhiting@...
Paul, sorry forgot to answer this question: Judging by the Calibration Print, yes thet cyan output is darker. Of course, it s at 30% Eboni and the Cyan is at
Re: [Digital BW] narrowing in on my solarized prints problem
2014-10-25 by paulmwhiting@...
Paul, Here s what I get, virtually identical to yours: http://paulwhitingphotography.com/utility/index.html#curve.jpg
Re: [Digital BW] narrowing in on my solarized prints problem
2014-10-25 by Paul Roark
... See http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/QTR-Eb6-PA-205-graph.jpg . It could be the cyan position ink that is too light or not set up correctly. See that the
Re: [Digital BW] narrowing in on my solarized prints problem
2014-10-25 by paulmwhiting@...
Thanks, Paul, I wasn t sure to look for but I did notice all the color position curves had an up slope and a down slope - but black only had the up slope.
Re: [Digital BW] narrowing in on my solarized prints problem
2014-10-25 by Paul Roark
In QTR when you press the show curve button in the Curve Creator you ll get a graph of the partitioned inks. Comparing that to the 21-step might tell you
narrowing in on my solarized prints problem
2014-10-24 by paulmwhiting@...
In an earlier thread Paul suggested I might have to relinearize my curve. I was preparing to do so (the curve is Eb6-PA-205 and I would save it under a new
Re: [Digital BW] when to resize
2014-10-23 by Paul Roark
I might add that aside from the occasional up-sizing when doing geometric alterations, I try to keep the file size as is as long as possible. While I work up
Re: [Digital BW] when to resize
2014-10-23 by Richard Smallfield
My only comment here is that I always sharpen after, not before resizing. Richard www.richardsmallfield.com On Oct 23, 2014 4:06 PM, Joe Dempsey
Re: [Digital BW] when to resize
2014-10-23 by Joe Dempsey
I started with the first Genuine Fractals and have used every permutation since — up to and including the latest Perfect Resize. I have always had
Re: [Digital BW] when to resize
2014-10-23 by Paul Roark
The only testing I ve done on up-sizing relates to minimizing the losses where there are geometric alterations in the file, like in stitching. In those cases
when to resize
2014-10-22 by Myron Gochnauer
Is there any received wisdom on when resizing of an image should be done during processing? From experience, but not careful testing, I do any upsizing in
Re: [Digital BW] solarized print
2014-10-22 by paulmwhiting@...
My apologies... I just discovered an error in my carrying out Paul s suggestions. Something gnawed at me to look at my K-0-40 printout of the 21 step file. I
Re: [Digital BW] solarized print
2014-10-20 by paulmwhiting@...
This is an old thread, I hope it s still viable. For those who are new, I deleted my original post because I wanted to re-word it, but before I was able to
RE: [Digital BW] cannot get rid of unwanted crop marks on my image
2014-10-07 by Mike Kirwan
It sounds like a CS6 problem – try trashing the preferences file and see if that clears the problem Windows: Shift + Ctrl + Alt Mac: Shift + Command + Option
RE: [Digital BW] cannot get rid of unwanted crop marks on my image
2014-10-07 by Roberto Reid
That is exactly what it was- a grid that looks like the various options for cropping. By doing exactly what you suggest –problem solved. Thanks. Bob From:
Re: [Digital BW] cannot get rid of unwanted crop marks on my image
2014-10-07 by Robert Damon
Not sure what you mean by crop marks. Are you referring to a grid that appears over your image? If so, go to View -- Show -- Grid. If Grid is checked,
Re: [Digital BW] cannot get rid of unwanted crop marks on my image
2014-10-07 by Angel Franco
Thanks I m having a similar issue. Ádios Ángel Franco ... Thanks I m having a similar issue. Ádios Ángel Franco On Oct 7, 2014, at 11:30 AM,
cannot get rid of unwanted crop marks on my image
2014-10-07 by bob4aua@...
I have CS6 and have had a problem suddenly appear: unwanted, unrequested crop marks appear all over my images and cannot get rid of them. I have gone through
Re: [Digital BW] Need for a chip resetter for 1400/1430 carts
2014-10-04 by Andrew Sharpe
Aha! An excellent answer. Thanks very much. Andrew On 10/3/14, 12:51 PM, Steve Taylor taylorfamily3688@sbcglobal.net
Re: [Digital BW] Need for a chip resetter for 1400/1430 carts
2014-10-03 by Steve Taylor
The chips only reset themselves if they are taken out and put back into the printer when they are indicating empty or nearly empty. If you take out an ink
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Need for a chip resetter for 1400/1430 carts
2014-10-03 by Jacques Caron
Hi I m using exactly the same procedure; it s a bit confusing at first when you see a perfectly full cartridge channel flashing on the printer but just
Re: Need for a chip resetter for 1400/1430 carts
2014-10-03 by homershannon@...
Andrew: I use the MIS chips in both my 1400 and 1430 and don t have a chip resetter. I always assume that the Epson ink status reports that I get are
Need for a chip resetter for 1400/1430 carts
2014-10-03 by Andrew Sharpe
The need for a chip resetter is confusing. The descriptions of the carts on the Cone site state: Refillable Cartridges use spongeless design with ARC auto
Re: [Digital BW] Using 3880 PK 3rd Party (InkSupply) Inks in Epson R1800
2014-09-29 by Paul Roark
I expect it ll work just fine. Paul www.PaulRoark.com On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 4:19 PM, TerryGls@aol.com [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint]
Using 3880 PK 3rd Party (InkSupply) Inks in Epson R1800
2014-09-29 by TerryGls@...
I ve use Paul s 3MK with Eboni ink in my R1800 s with great results on Matte paper. Any issues in using three PK inks from 3880 (which has the gloss coating)
Re: tweak quad file, high tones a bit too hot
2014-09-29 by paulmwhiting@...
Thanks Richard, I ve been trying to follow your suggestions. I printed out the 51-step file and compared it to my photo, and actually I don t have any blown
Re: tweak quad file, high tones a bit too hot
2014-09-29 by richard@...
So the problem is that there is tone on the screen but it is printing too dark, and you are trying to get tone/density back into the highlights in the print by
tweak quad file, high tones a bit too hot
2014-09-28 by paulmwhiting@...
I took a (color) digital photo and after converting it to b/w, I printed it out, and it was fine on the monitor. But in the print my highlights are not blown
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Alternate flashing lights on an Epson 1400
2014-09-27 by Andrew Sharpe
The need for a chip resetter is confusing. The descriptions of the carts on that site state: Refillable Cartridges use spongeless design with ARC auto reset
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Gop over matte print ?
2014-09-25 by Mark Savoia
Hahnemühle makes a spray that works good with matte papers, I have seen very little loss of d-max with it. Mark www.stillrivereditions.com ... Hahnemühle
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Gop over matte print ?
2014-09-25 by Paul Roark
There is usually a trade-off between degree of rub off and dmax, with both the paper and spray. H. Photo Rag has great dmax, but if you look at the 100% black
Re: Gop over matte print ?
2014-09-25 by benoit.lantoine@...
OK for the fading issue To your knowledge, any advice about the rub off issue for a carbon-book project ?
Re: [Digital BW] Gop over matte print ?
2014-09-25 by Paul Roark
I don t recommend it. It takes a lot of spray to really protect a matte print, and GO is weaker than the Print Shield types of sprays. In fade testing by
Gop over matte print ?
2014-09-25 by benoit.lantoine@...
Hello, Is it a good idea to print a GOP layer over a matte print in order to avoid spraying it ? (to avoid rub-off in a carbon printing book project : spraying
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Alternate flashing lights on an Epson 1400
2014-09-24 by paulmwhiting@...
Excellent question Jacques, but you ve got me stumped on that one! I d suggest e-mailing Jon at the website, he s very prompt and thorough in his answers. Let
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Alternate flashing lights on an Epson 1400
2014-09-24 by Jacques Caron
Hi Paul Thanks for the feed. The cartridges are for USA Only , does that mean that a printer from Epson,Canada is not covered? Thanks ... Jacques Caron