[alt-photo] Re: Colorized VS.using black inks WAS: ICC for Pictorico

[David Ashcraft]

Makes me curious how many are using QTR?

David


On Apr 27, 2010, at 11:53 AM, Jeremy Moore wrote:

> David,
>
> I used to use colorized negatives with no black ink and when I
> switched to using the black inks with QTR in my curve my highlights
> were much smoother. I readily admit my QTR profile is much better than
> the colorized negative screen/curve I was using before. As to
> colorized versus using black inks I don't know if it makes as much of
> a difference as having a very fine-tuned shoulder.
>
> -Jeremy-
>
> On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 1:37 PM, David Ashcraft  
> <davidashcraft at sti.net> wrote:
>> 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
>>>
>>>
> _______________________________________________
> Alt-photo-process-list | http://altphotolist.org/listinfo
>