What's the best way to smooth skin on photos? I've seen *those* web sites where the girls skin looks real smooth. How do you do that? Is it bluring AB channels? Thanks Hector Davila

--------------- Forwarded Message --------------- From: INTERNET:samarsh@... To: Dan Margulis, 76270,1033 Date: Mon, Oct 8, 2001, 4:09 AM RE: Scanner Training Advice (was: UCR

data which calculated Thanks Dan. It was a shock to me to find that you could turn UCR and GCR functions off for the CMYK conversion...I took the setting at 'face value' (silly me). Then I blew the

on 10/6/01 3:00 PM, Dan Margulis wrote: I have been using Photoshop's Medium Generation for a long time now because GCR is supposed to give you better saturation and depth in the darker colors. I

Stephen writes, have to agree with your take on their default tables black generation. I have not been able to make a custom black generation curve in Photoshop that even comes close.>> The question

Dan Margulis <76270.1033@...> writes: [Re: Epson's "PIM" system] After reading the PDF paper on their website, I think the person who told me about it was also

Dan writes: printers use almost ordinarily a black than anything make the seps, printers don't prepress, and Dan, this is a good opening for bringing up a subject which has been bugging me for a

Gordo writes, I doubt that anyone has reliable information on this. You may in fact be the first person in the history of the world who has ever asked this question. opposed to GCR?>> In the US I

Hi Jan, Just wanted to say that my scan was from the negative not a print. I let the scanner remove the color cast and then I did a eyedropper color balance. The $1800 cost of my scanner out weighs

Dan: < For those who are interested in more information about Seybold, with an emphasis on large-format digital printers, list member Harald Johnson has put together an extensive report, which I

For those who are interested in more information about Seybold, with an emphasis on large-format digital printers, list member Harald Johnson has put together an extensive report, which I have read

What about % of usage rather than how it is done? What percentage of US sheetfed printers use UCR for their separations as opposed to GCR? What percentage of US web publication printers use UCR for

My gut feeling is that a scan from a print isn't going to be a good test, since the dynamic range has been compressed to 1.8 or so. Although many CCD scanner manufacturers claim a certain number of

Is LivePicture still kicking? Has someone picked it up and groomed it? Is there anything newer than 2.6.1 (the latest version I have)? For doing HUGE images, LP couldn't be beat, but cheap RAM put a

Gordo writes, separations are done in Europe, America, and Asia. I have been told that the following are representative numbers:>> From what I've seen there's little difference in black generation

Hi group, I had a negative come back from the lab damaged. Of course I was holding a order for that neg. The lab let me know the frame was damaged by making a 4x6 print. All I had to do was scan it

At this point my unscientific experience agrees w/ Jan. I am also bothered by the posts indicating that there may be some advantages to having gradients and other smooth transitions performed in 16

I hope you find the time - many on this list will be very interested. Maris Lidaka Sr

It does seem that there's room for middle ground, here! I strongly disagree that as much of everything as possible should be done in 16 bits. We've all heard the arguments, the primary one against 16

Hi all, I would like feedback on forum member's understanding of how color separations are done in Europe, America, and Asia. I have been told that the following are representative numbers: in