You can soft-proof from Lab just the same as RGB. But be aware that you'll get different results by printing from Lab than by converting back to an RGB working space then printing as the mapping out...
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You can soft-proof from Lab just the same as RGB. But be aware that you'll get different results by printing from Lab than by converting back to an RGB working space then printing as the mapping out...
I'm not sure why you're assigning a space. This should be set by the scanner software or raw conversion. Also, be aware that printer spaces aren't gray-balanced nor linear and while you can edit in...
I'm not sure I follow what you're trying to do, but Photoshop keeps no record of what space you were in before the change to Lab. You'll have to specify the space you want in Convert to Profile. If...
Let's hope they do better than Piezotone with Portfolio Black:
http://www.aardenburg-imaging.com/
The fact of the matter is that, in the rights hands and with some tweaking, the method I outlined is very powerful and achieves results that can't be otherwise obtained. And it has more knobs to play...
Try this:
1. Duplicate layer
2. Apply large diameter Gaussian Blur (50-250 pixel radius depending on resolution and desired effect)
3. Invert layer
4. Set blend mode to Overlay
5. Adjust...
I have a 4800 and 7900, and before that a 7800. There's just no comparison between the 7900 B&W output and that from the earlier x800 generation. The differences stem from a number of factors:...
You got it Matt.
Does your monitor have an "sRGB" button? If so, you can just press this to view your files.
No. If not colour managed it will just send the data to the display. If your monitor has a larger gamut than sRGB it will display as highly saturated. You need to re-calibrate your monitor to sRGB...
1. Set a realistic display luminance value. For most users/ambient light conditions this is 100 cd/m2 or less.
2. Use a working space based on L*. A gamma of 2.2 dictates that low values will...
Hue is retained in luminosity blends, but a curve set to luminosity blend mode is NOT the same as applying the same curve to the luminosity of the original. Only the latter will retain the luminosity...
Lab is intended for quick & dirty changes to an image, namely in Margulis' thinking where you have a short amount of time to work on an image and knock it into shape before moving onto the next. Most...
I submitted seven CS4 bugs to the above, four of which made it to engineering. Whether the fixes make it into the upcoming 11.0.1 update remains to be seen. The other three are just sitting in their...
There's some good advice in the colorwiki article. If I can add my own:
1. Notebook and iMac screens aren't satisfactory for colour critical work.
2. Most common recommendations for monitor...
Try Canson Infinity Rag Photographique 310 or Arches Velin Museum Rag.
I just got my 7900 with the SpectroProofer a few days ago. A very different beast to the 7800 I previously owned. I'm still finding my way around it but first impressions are very favourable. It's...
Just getting a "drum scan" means nothing. I've seen some pretty lacklustre drum scans (from high end scanners) in my time, most of which cost the customer serious money. It's more about the dialog...
Not exactly "new". I looked at the Drobo and decided instead to upgrade the drives in my Mac Pro (5 drives configured for both and performance and continuous backup) and use a portable Raid 0 "brick"...
This problem (see posts by madmanchan)?
http://luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=29496&st=0
Are you using CS4 and ABW for the 4880? If so, there's your problem. Adobe has been dicking around with the printing interface in CS4 and it's best avoided until they sort it all out. Maybe in CS5!
I expect to have a 7900 next week, just waiting on the SpectroProofer for shipment. The 7900 will allow me to add baryta papers to rag which I currently use exclusively. It will also free up my 4800...
Select ABW in the driver. It will convert RGB input to grayscale. You will however have to match the gamma of the image data to the tone curve you've selected with ABW settings. The best way to do...
The LAB values show how linear the transform is, both in density and tonality. With a linear
response, you can then concentrate on using Photoshop to get the look you want with predictable results....
How better? This is a genuine question. My experience is that it's easier to achieve tonal linearity (from paper white to neutral black) with ABW that it is with QTR when working with the K3 inkset,...
Anagramm:
http://www.anagramm.com/
Tethered use only.
More on the Samsung XL20, for anybody that's interested.
As a modestly priced monitor for extending screen space (eg. dedicating to Bridge) and soft-proofing in a larger gamut it's ideal. I'm not...
The scans were fine, just that the 4x5 shot was clearly out of focus in the area selected for the comparison (or the film had popped). It makes you wonder when people base purchasing decisions on...
Dark gamut.
Actually 3 x 20".
For the last few years I've been using an Apple Cinema Display 20" and NEC LCD2090UXi (SpectraView calibrated), both sRGB-ish in gamut. I was feeling left out with seemingly...
What he said. I had a 7800 (sold and now awaiting a 7900) and the only thing really different to the 3800 is that the 7800 is a single black printer ... you don't want to be swapping and changing...
As I said, I don't have a V750, nor have plans of getting one. To answer your question, I'd use what I had but, if I thought the client demanded different than I knew I could achieve, tell them to go...
I don't know about you but I regularly visit public and private galleries plus look at the work of the best photographers/printers in the country (mostly working in traditional/alternative media). I...
My reference is prints (compared to everything else I've seen). If there's a problem I attempt to fix it and, failing that, throw more money at it. Most people in the real world do the same. For the...
The V750 scan when sharpened doesn't look too shabby to me. Inferior for sure, but not the night and day some here make out.
Take a look at the "densewithgrass" sample. Move your mouse to and fro between "Show Imacon" and "Show Howtek". Notice the vertical displacement of the rock just right of centre? That's the cause of...
You'll need my Kodak Register Punch, just listed in For Sale/Wanted:
http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?t=42355
I think an expression about old dogs and new tricks applies. Dan has invested a lot of thought and energy into Lab and his Canyon Conundrum book is a marvel of intellectual rigour. I highly recommend...
Yes, all RGB. As such it avoids the vagaries you get with the choice of RGB space when converting out of Lab. This is an area Dan totally ignores in his Canyon Conundrum book. Lobster's Luminosity...
If you're comfortable with Lab, you'll find Lobster very similar. But without the side effects. You can also retain your layer stack from start to finish.
Personally, I no longer go anywhere near Photoshop's Lab mode. It has holes you can drive a truck through, but if it's working for you well and good.
Dan is one of the sharpest guys around when it...