reducing bright spots in transparencies

[kate boykin]

Hello, i am using Marshalls Retouch Liquids to remove some yellow/white lights r elected in a dark window in a large transparency...can anyone offer some suggest ions or antoher type of dye. The transparency will eventually be printed. I am n ot having any luck reducing the brightness of the lights also the dyes seem to a lter the emulsion and not disappear as i had expected. thanks, kate boykin

[Jim Billlups]

Hello Kate. My recommendation would be to convert the transparency to a digital file and do your retouching very easily and precisely in Photoshop.

[kate boykin]

Hi Jim, thanks for the suggestion but the problem is if i convert in photoshop i will need to return it to transparency form again so i would like to do it with retouching dyes to eliminate that step and expense. The spots are a little to big for spotting per se. Marshalls liquid dyes are supposed to be for transparencies but seem to leave a residue and i cant seem to reduce the glare..thanks

[William Leviit]

I have to agree with Jim. Have a drum scan done at 800-1000dpi, retouch in PS have if you need a tranny, have one put out on a Fire 1000 or another similar system. Then you have both a high end digital file (although such exposure devices as the Fire 1000 usually require an RGB file and not a CMYK) and a transparency.

[Jacque Staskon]

I have two solutions, first use the Ilfochrome retouching dyes instead of the Marshalls. The Marshalls seem to pith and leave rings on the transpariencies. You can layer with the Ilfochrome dyes and there seems to be no pithing. Or make a dupe, in the past the duping works fine because the film seems to be lower in contrast. Hope this helps.

[Jim Billlups]

Hi Kate, What are your requirements as far as the final print is concerned? How big, quality etc...