Re: Re: Faux pyro for Epson 1280

Thanks for the info.

George
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> From: Clay <wcharmon@wt.net>
> Date: 2004/04/28 Wed PM 08:03:07 GMT
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: Re: Re: Faux pyro for Epson 1280
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> It's called a photoshop action. You can record a series of steps that can be
> repeated with a single button push. Search photoshop help using the keywords
> "action"
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> To: <alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 12:10 PM
> Subject: Re: Re: Faux pyro for Epson 1280
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> > How do you do all the steps in one push of a button? I have looked all
> through the books and can't find anything about a "script". What does
> Photoshop call this so I can look it up?
> >
> > George
> > >
> > > From: Clay Harmon <wcharmon@wt.net>
> > > Date: 2004/04/26 Mon PM 05:05:47 GMT
> > > To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> > > Subject: Re: Faux pyro for Epson 1280
> > >
> > > Sandy:
> > >
> > > I have been using this method with great success for several months.
> > > First, my two-cent theory on why this is working so well on the 1280: I
> > > noticed after making a boatload of negatives that this color scheme
> > > drains the color inks from the cartridge at nearly identical rates.
> > > This is in contrast to the orange colorization method, which, of
> > > course, uses the yellow and magenta colors disproportionately. Could
> > > it be the fact that the ALL the heads/nozzles/jets are laying down ink
> > > that I am getting the smoother highlight gradation versus the orange
> > > spectral density negatives?
> > >
> > > In regard to the 8 bit vs 16 bit question, I do all my editing AND do
> > > the contrast adjustment curve in 16-bit mode, and then switch to 8-bit
> > > mode for the last indexed color step. I have tried 'curving' my image
> > > in 8bit mode, and the results are much less satisfactory when I move on
> > > to the color indexing step. So I would recommend a slight deviation
> > > from Keith's instructions and make sure and apply the curve in 16bit
> > > mode, and only convert to 8bit right before you do the color indexing
> > > step. I have created a photoshop action that does all these steps with
> > > a single button push, so the whole thing is basically brainless at this
> > > point.
> > >
> > > I HIGHLY encourage anyone with a 1280 to try this method. IME, it is
> > > bomb-proof.
> > >
> > > Clay
> > > On Apr 26, 2004, at 11:20 AM, Sandy King wrote:
> > >
> > > > Don,
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for posting the link to Keith Schreiber's site.
> > > >
> > > > I have a question and wonder if Kerik or anyone else who makes
> > > > negatives this way might address. Most everyone indicates that there
> > > > are considerably benefits from starting with a 16-bit file and keeping
> > > > it in 16-bit all the way through printing. But Keith's method appears
> > > > to require conversion of the 16-bit file to 8-bit for color indexing.
> > > > Is there something unique about color indexing that reduces or
> > > > eliminates the disadvantages that normally ensue from conversion of
> > > > files from 16-bit to 8-bit?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> Since last week's e-mails covering Keith Schreiber's colorization
> > > >> method for
> > > >> ink jet negatives I have discovered that Keith has now updated his
> > > >> web site
> > > >> with an illustrated explanation of his inkjet negative workflow.
> > > >>
> > > >> Visit Keith's website and get the details.
> > > >>
> > > >> http://jkschreiber.com/
> > > >>
> > > >> Don Bryant
> > > >
> > >
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Received on Thu Apr 29 12:40:27 2004