From: Clay (wcharmon@wt.net)
Date: 07/29/03-07:33:06 AM Z
Try selecting the sky area with "select -> color range" or something
similar, and then adding a couple of percent gaussian blur (filter->
noise-> add noise... [*] gaussian ) to the selection.
Clay
On Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at 07:59 AM, epona wrote:
> many thanks to all who responded. i had run a nozzle check and a head
> alignment before i got started. turns out upping the dpi to 2880 and
> changing the media to photo quality glossy film did the trick. BUT
> NOW.....
>
> and you all knew there would be a "but now" didn't you?
>
> the gradients of my sky are posterized. which i don't get since i'm
> working with a large-ish file of 55mb. should be enough for an 8" x
> 8", nay? and the whole image seems pretty weak in overall density
> wher the print looked great. how to get more ink on the pictorico
> film? or is this what all inkjet neg people suffer with?
>
> thanks a bunch,
> ~christine
>
> Grace Taylor wrote:
>
>> on 7/28/03 8:02 PM, epona at acolyta@napc.com wrote:
>>
>>
>>> oh, i know you all have probably been down this road alot so bear
>>> with
>>> me.....
>>>
>>> i am just beginning to try to make inkjet negs with my Epson 820 onto
>>> Pictorico OHP film. as a test i made a print onto regular paper that
>>> looked great. then on the film, i see banding in the darker areas
>>> and
>>> the print looks very light. can anyone give me a brief rundown of
>>> things i can do to improve the neg? i have the media setting on
>>> "inkjet transparencies" because that's what pictorico recommeded, and
>>> it's printing at 720 dpi by default. my file is about 55mb. any
>>> ideas?
>>>
>>> tia,
>>> ~christine
>>>
>>>
>> Re banding, did you run a print head alignment test on the Pictorico
>> OHP
>> film? It is important to run this test before each printing session.
>> Grace
>>
>>
>
>
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