[alt-photo] Re: pitfalls of alt

[Christina Anderson]

Interesting distinction, Paul, that an alt problem like paper specificity or banding is probably not a "duh..." whereas, say, printing on the wrong side of OHP is something we should know better. But believe me, to beginning altees, all problems are problems, and if experienced altees are making them, too, it may not be so "duh." But I will go back over my list to date and see if I can separate the two.

Personally, the Epson driver issues SHOULD be a DUH to Epson and Apple IMHO. I mean my gosh.

Chris

Christina Z. Anderson
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On Feb 12, 2011, at 1:52 PM, Paul Viapiano wrote:

> Well, I don't know that these are alt problems, rather like DUH problems. We've all had them, though...
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christina Anderson" <zphoto at montana.net>
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>> OHMAGOSH Mark I've done that and did not think to include it!! Good point. Yeah, not all paper is watermarked.
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>> Christina Z. Anderson
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>> On Feb 12, 2011, at 12:23 PM, Mark Nelson wrote:
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>>> How about a stack of paper you forgot to label and can't identify?
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>>> Mark Nelson
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>>> sent from my iPhonetypeDeviceThingy
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>>> On Feb 12, 2011, at 11:25 AM, Christina Anderson <zphoto at montana.net> wrote:
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>>>> Dear All,
>>>> 
>>>> I am compiling a list of frequent problems that occur with alt for a presentation. For instance, paper specificity is one that is the bane of my existence as of late. Seriously, now. When papers change, do you think the paper manufacturers would tell us??!!
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>>>> I thought I would ask the list if anyone had their pet peeve to share so I can add it to my growing list in case i don't have it already?
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>>>> When I finish I will post.
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>>>> Here are some suggestions:
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>>>> printing on the wrong side of OHP
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>>>> banding in the digineg
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>>>> venetian blinds in the digineg
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>>>> forgetting to invert the neg (yes, it does occur!)
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>>>> I'm not necessarily being process-specific, though, e.g. gum might have staining or sloughing off of the layer or speckling as pitfalls. But heck, that'd be OK, too.
>>>> 
>>>> Anyway, interested to see your all's pet peeves, trials, tribulations...
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>>>> One of these years I hope to compile a FAQ, too...such things as "When is a hair dryer a good thing?" etc.
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>>>> One of the great things about teaching is that if there is a mistake to be made, it is done, and I can document. This past week I had one I had never seen before, trying to read a blur/average square that should have given one consistent number kept jumping all over the place. Found out the eyedropper tool was NOT set to point sample but to 101x101. Of course, it took me 45 minutes to figure that one out and it was another faculty member that suggested that might be the cause. Gees.
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>>>> OH LOL another I'll share. One student kept having horribly contrasty pt/pd prints. Come to find out, he was using straight NA2 20% as his pt part of the equation (not pd!), instead of using it as a contrast agent in addition to the metal. That was one of those that was so inconceivable to me I didn't guess it. He finally figured it out.
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>>>> Chris
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>>>> Christina Z. Anderson
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