[alt-photo] Re: ICC for Pictorico

[david drake]

Marek,

I am using Pictorico OHP.
Are you using Boost K?
I would appreciate a sample profile, if you could send off list.

thanks
david


On 28-Apr-10, at 9:46 PM, Marek Matusz wrote:

>
> David,
>
> Using 35 % of both photoblack and yellow should give you more then  
> enough density. No need to use light or LLblack, which I think only  
> add to problems.
>
> Make sure your TIFF files are in 16 bit. I can send you a sample  
> profile.
>
> Let me know offlist for the example profile. It is simple to open it  
> in QTR  and then printing with a given profile.
>
> Are you printing on Pictorico?
>
> Marek
>> From: daviddrakephoto at sympatico.ca
>> To: alt-photo-process-list at lists.altphotolist.org
>> Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:00:01 -0400
>> Subject: [alt-photo] Re: ICC for Pictorico
>>
>> Kerik and Marek
>>
>> I would be most appreciative if you could post info on your curves.
>> I've been doing platinum toned kallitypes on a 3800 on platine paper
>> using matt black and getting obvious grain. I had C, M, Y matching K
>> and LC, LM matching LK. With boost up more than double C, M, Y, K.
>> I did try using photo black but wasn't getting nearly enough density.
>> I'm thinking now of trying the photo black again and adjusting my
>> color's down to 4 except for yellow (keeping it up to 12 or 15).
>> I would be very interested in seeing your curve profiles. How much
>> yellow are you using Marek?
>>
>> david
>>
>>
>>
>> On 26-Apr-10, at 9:04 PM, Marek Matusz wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I use photo black as well (in addition to yellow). Plenty of
>>> density. My observation with matte black on 3800 was that it was
>>> easily scratched on a cheap transparency that I use for gum.
>>> Marek
>>>> From: kerik at kerik.com
>>>> To: alt-photo-process-list at lists.altphotolist.org
>>>> Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:16:44 -0700
>>>> Subject: [alt-photo] Re: ICC for Pictorico
>>>>
>>>> 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
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