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Ken Lee
05-25-2007, 03:20 PM
I would like to use my Epson R2400 to make digital internegatives.

I have read that the standard black inks, used alone, are poorly suited to the task, and that some people add color to get better UV rendering.

What color, please ?

Thanks !!

Joe Lipka
05-25-2007, 03:35 PM
Well, Michael Koch-Schutte (sorry Michael if I messed up your name) has several threads going about selecting a masking color for the digital negative. There is a method to the madness and he has a pretty good (and simple) method to select the color.

The Color selected does vary depending on your process and tests.
With the Epson R2400, I have used the photo black ink as the black component of my digital negatives.

Ken Lee
05-25-2007, 04:10 PM
Well, Michael Koch-Schutte (sorry Michael if I messed up your name) has several threads going about selecting a masking color for the digital negative.

Wonderful. Thanks.

I don't see any threads in this particular forum by someone with a name that resembles the one mentioned.

Could someone refer me to them ?

Many thanks !

Peter Langham
05-25-2007, 11:12 PM
Ken,
Look in digital negatives forum. There is a current thread on the topic. Also look at the inkjetnegatives.com site. There are links in the thread. That should get you going.

Peter

Ken Lee
05-26-2007, 04:53 AM
Excellent - Thanks a million !