re: Re: Wondering

[Michael Plack <metrophoto@access1.net>]

Hi All,

Please offer suggestions for resources containing the best of Margulis' info on understanding and using the curve tool.

Thx

Michael


> ** Original Subject: Re: Wondering
> ** Original Sender: "Rafe B." <rafeb@channel1.com>
> ** Original Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1999 06:33:27 -0400

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>
> At 01:57 AM 7/17/99 -0400, Jon Cone wrote:
> 
> [re: Dan Margulis article]
> 
> >Dan does not believe in calibrationism and instead teaches a strict method
> >of relying on actual measurable color as a means to control and predict
> >color.  While that is naturally the best solution and is gained through
> >years and years of experience, it is impossible to employ when printing to
> >RGB printers such as the Epsons we all use on this list. In that regard,
> >color management when used correctly is immediately rewarding and very
> >obvious in how it improves the predictability of color.
> 
> 
> Jon, my only quibble with the above...
> 
> I've used some of his basic principles in RGB color 
> space and they work just as well there, though
> clearly a few CMYK tricks just can't be ported
> to RGB space.
> 
> After reading his book (Professional Photoshop)
> and eventually learning that you just can't send
> CMYK to the Epson printer driver, I simply 
> switched color spaces (to RGB) and learned to
> apply the same general principles in RGB.
> 
> It doesn't take years and years to get decent
> results, but it probably does take that long
> to get to Dan M.'s level of expertise.
> 
> Nobody explains the hows, whys and wherefores
> of the Curves tool better than Dan Margulis.
> 
> 
> rafe b.
> 
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