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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Digital Image Processing => Topic started by: david distefano on September 29, 2014, 09:04:57 pm

Title: printing digital negatives
Post by: david distefano on September 29, 2014, 09:04:57 pm

i had my epson 3880 printer stolen over my vacation and since the 7880 uses the same inks and they didn't steal my 7880, could i use the 7880 to print digital negatives. on researching the subject some people say it is more difficult.

Title: Re: printing digital negatives
Post by: BobShaw on September 30, 2014, 03:18:37 am

Mate, sorry, struggling to understand the question. If by digital negative you mean DNG files then you can't really print from them directly. You either print from an application (which I never do) and use the adjustments and profiles that application provides or you export as a TIF or JPG and print using a RIP (which I do).

Title: Re: printing digital negatives
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on September 30, 2014, 09:32:51 am

David,

By "digital negatives" do you mean transparencies that can then be used to make traditional silver gelatin (darkroom) prints?

Title: Re: printing digital negatives
Post by: david distefano on September 30, 2014, 10:30:40 am

Quote from: Eric Myrvaagnes on September 30, 2014, 09:32:51 am

David,

By "digital negatives" do you mean transparencies that can then be used to make traditional silver gelatin (darkroom) prints?

yes it is for platinum work

Title: Re: printing digital negatives
Post by: Stefan Ohlsson on October 06, 2014, 01:49:39 pm

Quote from: david distefano on September 30, 2014, 10:30:40 am

yes it is for platinum work

we've done quite a few negatives on our 9900. I can't see why a 7900 would have a problem.