Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> On 4/6/02 dennersten@netch.se wrote: > >> Yesterday i tried to print some XP2 (black and white with the C41 >> process) negatives. There are a very weak red tone on the negatives >> which does'nt look nice. How can i get rid of it ? I tried to run the >> printer in only black and white mode. But that did'nt work. I tried to >> find something in photoshop but with no luck. > > It is *very* hard to get rid of these kinds of color casts. > > One way is to experiment with converting to a duotone before printing. I > forget the exact settings that work well but there are lots of > references > on the web. You don't get a particularly neutral print but you lose the > obnoxious crossovers. Sure, duotones work well, but I pity the fool who doesn't have a well calibrated monitor trying to print B+W as duotones. If not, you'll go insane and/or waste a whole box of paper trying for a near neutral print. PhotoShop has folders with dozens of duotones in them - they are a good starting point. Try Black, Pantone Warm Gray 10CV and 422CV. Best of luck William - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html