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    Removing curl memory after printing from rolls
    on: July 11, 2023 at 4:15 pm

    One of the great things about the D-Roller is that there are two little “rubbery” (not sure what the material actually is) strips – one on each side – that keep the print “suspended” between the Mylar as it rolls it.  This helps keep the surface of the print from being damaged.  One of the really bad things about the D-Roller is the price.  They really should be wearing a burglar mask when you check out.  🙂

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    Re: Spotting inkjet baryta paper
    Reply #1 on: July 11, 2023 at 4:11 pm

    I save black (both kinds) and both of the grays when carts are empty.  Put the considerable “left overs” in little plastic sealable vials.  A triple 0 brush and some practice and you can do a lot.

    On the cause, it is almost undoubtedly the result of dust or paper lint on the surface that gets printed, then falls off.  This used to drive me nuts on my 4880.  I finally learned two important things.   #1.  Vacuum the wheels off the paper feed mechanism, rollers, etc., often.  #2.  I now take a wash cloth sized “terry” microfiber cloth and VERY CAREFULLY wipe the surface of any paper stock that seems prone to this.  Not all are.  I had tried canned air, filtered blower, anti-static brush, and a bunch of other things that didn’t work.  But a really pristine looped “terrycloth” type cloth very gently used to clean the surface (one direction only, and a very light pass) can work well.   I’ve yet to damage the paper surface as long as I’m super careful.

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    Re: Canson Baryta Prestige II ??
    Reply #2 on: July 11, 2023 at 4:02 pm

    Thanks, Mark and Kevin . . .

    I’ve been testing this paper recently – against the original.  All of my observations are subjective and a far cry from the detailed and objective tests that you perform, Mark.

    I’ll be standing by in hopes that your schedule allows.

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    Re: Lightroom update 6-13-23 Version 12.4
    Reply #3 on: June 13, 2023 at 2:24 pm

    Mark,
    No arguments from me. You can re-order the top to bottom menu panels now, which helps, but it’s a far cry from true customization.
    And in the Print Module I wish the page layout line colors were different between the “margins” lines and the “cell size” lines. And, as you well say, trying to use Custom page layouts w/o the ability to accurately move the individual images via some kind of “nudge” is frustrating in the extreme. So much so that I often just take the images into Photo shop and drag them as new layers into a document the size of my desired print, then nudge them about to my heart’s content! LOL
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    Re: Adobe Lightroom & Adobe Camera Raw
    Reply #4 on: June 13, 2023 at 1:34 pm

    Adobe keeps hitting it out of the park, IMO. In today’s release (12.4) they’ve “fixed” (to my way of thinking) the curves panel that is available in the Develop Module and (more important) in masks. I was disappointed in the long anticipated addition of curves to masks, in that the concomitant increase in saturation along with contrast was way over the top. Now, when you are using an RGB curve (as opposed to either R G or B individually) there will appear at the bottom a “Refine Sat.” slider. 100 is their current default in added saturation, and zero is no saturation added at all (like Luminosity mode in PS on a curves layer). Hurrah!

    Also, now in the HSL panel, if you are using the tat tool, if you hold down Alt/Opt while adjusting it will gray out all but the color range being affected. Hurrah again.

    And, there are also now the grain sliders for masks.

    Nice going Adobe!

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