[alt-photo] Re: ICC for Pictorico

[David Ashcraft]

My apology if this strays too far off topic but I have been under the  
impression that with colorized negs you get smoother transition of  
tones.  I am using the 9800 with photo black and picto ultra. I have  
some pics of snow that are a bear for me to print - lacking smooth  
gradations of tones and have more grain, on screen they look great and  
the pt/pd curves are not drastic. Other subject matter turns out great  
it's only a problem with high key images; perhaps I should rework the  
shoulder of my curve?

David


On Apr 26, 2010, at 5:16 PM, Kerik wrote:

> I've definitely gotten grainy negs for pt/pd using matte black with  
> an Epson
> 3800. With Quadtone RIP you can generate plenty of UV density with  
> photo
> black and without having to rely on a highly colorized negative that  
> can
> also cause graininess.
>
> Kerik
> www.kerik.com
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org
>> [mailto:alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org]
>> On Behalf Of Paul Viapiano
>> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 3:02 PM
>> To: The alternative photographic processes mailing list
>> Subject: [alt-photo] Re: ICC for Pictorico
>>
>> I use matte black for my diginegs and am very happy with it,
>> but many say that they get grainy negs with it...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Vedos" <vedos at samk.fi>
>> To: "The alternative photographic processes mailing list"
>> <alt-photo-process-list at lists.altphotolist.org>
>> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 1:15 PM
>> Subject: [alt-photo] Re: ICC for Pictorico
>>
>>
>> With Epsons (at least the models that use K3 inkset) the
>> Matte Black is
>> better UV blocker than Photo Black (that is one of the
>> reasons why I had to
>> rebuild all my curves made for Photo Black) -- I have noticed
>> the same is
>> true with the 1800 also...
>>
>> More info on basic printer driver settings on Ron Reeders site:
>> http://www.ronreeder.com/files/9452/dignegswith3800.pdf
>> (see pages 6-7)
>>
>> - Jalo
>