Re: Making Digital Negatives


Jeffrey Bunting (jrb@maui.net)
Thu, 29 Jul 1999 05:56:52 -1000


Nick I would be interested in your findings as I am on a similar tack, and
would like to get a copy that I could read on a mac, I assume as a text
file. Thank you, Jeff
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>From: Nick Makris <nick@mcn.org>
>To: alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
>Subject: Making Digital Negatives
>Date: Thu, Jul 29, 1999, 3:35 AM
>

> Dear List,
>
> I recently have finished my first pass through Dan Burkholder's latest
> edition of Making Digital Negatives for Contact Printing. The process was
> tedious and as you might imagine, generated as many if not more questions
> than it answered. I want to emphasize that as I read, my thoughts were
> pointing to making my negatives on an Epson printer and not on an
> Imagesetter, which the book implies is the way to go. I may have to
> rethink this part of my planning - in any case while I have created and
> waxed (seemingly successfully) several negatives, I have yet to make my
> first print. At this stage, I am zeroing in on the proper negative making
> steps for PD/PT in particular, which as I understand it may/will vary from
> negative to negative.
>
> As I read/tested I developed a document that I use for the purpose of
> synopsis. It contains some points of specific interest, a list of do's and
> don'ts, particularly a procedural outline and a list of questions that
> remain - all of which point to various parts of the book and/or to
> Photoshop. My reason for preparing this piece is to offer this document to
> anyone who wants a copy.
>
> I can send it to the list at large as part of a message in standard text (4
> pages +/-) or if prefered as an RTF file to any individual.
>
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Nick
>
>
>



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