[Leica] back to printing

[hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)]

Ken I don't know which applications/methods/hardware that you are using
apart from your RIP. With your OS it gets more complicated too if you have
moved to 64 bit, which is preferable for Photoshop too.
Photoshop CS5 partially breaks the ability to develop printing profiles due
to a change in the way Colour adjustment is selectable.
You can still use existing profiles however you cannot produce new ones
using the existing method (which involves selecting No Color Adjustment in
the printing of the targets to be analysed).
Adobe state that method did not work for every application. I had no problem
under CS2,3,4.
Adobe says that they are developing a  free tool that can be used to make
printing profiles instead of the existing methods.
You can find more detail on this in the Adobe forums if desired.
Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


On 12 July 2010 10:08, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote:

> I'm making an effort to get back to printing.  I think I've printed more in
> the last few weeks than in the last few years (darkroom closed about 5-6
> years ago).   For b&w, I'm printing on Epson Velvet Fine Art 13x19 with the
> QuadTone RIP software, with the curves set to slightly warm (55% warm 
> curve,
> 45% cool curve, not split-toned).   One epiphany was that I didn't have to
> mat and frame every image - a 13x19 portfolio box(es) with interleaf 
> tissues
> works fine (the matte paper is very fragile).    Here are two from today
> that I have not printed since the darkroom days:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/angel.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/mesa+verde.jpg.html
>
> As I recall, the "angel" photo was with a CV rangefinder and Nokton 50mm
> 1.5 lens.  The photo of the ruins at Mesa Verde was with a Linhof Technica
> and, I think, a 210mm Schneider lens and TMax 100 4x5 developed in TMax
> developer 1:9.  I like both of the prints better than what I could do in 
> the
> darkroom.
>
> I'm still not sure what to do about color.  My copy of ImagePrint RIP is
> for XP, and it is unable to find my printer (even though attached and not
> shared) in virtual XP in Windows 7.  Plus it is 6 years old and no doubt 
> the
> paper profiles have changed over the years.  I guess bite the bullet and 
> buy
> profiling gear.
>
> C&C welcome as always.
>
> Ken Carney
> Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
>
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