PDN - Printer Evaluation Palette

[davidharris]

Jeremy

I'm not really sure of the best way of blending in black, no doubt Mark would come up with somthing better, but this is what I did:

1. Set up a new layer above the green colour fill layer.
2. Fill the new layer with black.
3. Set blend mode for new layer to multiply.
4. Choose blending options for the new layer and move the white sliders on the Blend if underlying layer scale, pressing the Alt key to separate the two white sliders. Move the sliders until about the darkest 20 squares or so on the tonal palette are visibly darkened - I found this to be 50/175. I chose 20 squares so that the blend in would be very gradual.
5. Reduce the opacity of the new layer. You will need to do some tests with your alt process to determine the correct opacity. I found 2% to be right for palladium toned POP - when printed it produces tone in the 100 square, but 101 is pure white (I prefer to have a pure white, others might prefer to have some tone).

When printed the tonal palette looks tonally very similar to my first printed tonal palette for gold toned POP, and the gradient looks equally smooth. So it seems to work.

[JeffD]

Jeff,

For AZO #3 You will get than enough contrast with Glossy, Semi-Gloss/Luster, Enhanced Matte or Radiante Matte. Just pick one to calibrate with and always select it in the future to print your negatives.

Thanks Sandy,

Just for reference, are these tmedia type values only changing the other settings on the "advanced" page show here: (??)

http://www.computer-darkroom.com/ps7_print/print-9.gif

[sanking]

Thanks Sandy,

Just for reference, are these tmedia type values only changing the other settings on the "advanced" page show here: (??)

http://www.computer-darkroom.com/ps7_print/print-9.gif

Jeff,


The setting for the amount of pigment that is laid down will change with media selection but I don't which other settings, if any, are also changed. In Automatic mode one does not see the screen above.

Sandy