I have been sending restored old pics to a digital lab (Kodak & Lambda printers). The precise sepia tone required by my client, to match existing, has always been difficult to achieve.
My method was: Photoshop, Hue/Saturation, Colo(u)riz(s)e! ticked, Hue about 45, Saturation about 25. To save reprints & thinning hair, I gave the lab a mono RGB file (supplied to me as Greyscale, retouched & sent to lab as RGB) and asked them to make the sepia colour match that of a sample print. I was surprised to learn they use the Colour Balance adjustment: midtones, R+5, G+0, B-50 (or some such). And the result is very close. I have smacked myself on the wrist for assuming there is only one way to do things. But the question is: Which method most closely matches the effect of chemically sepia toning an RC print? The digital print still doesn't have the richness of the dark chocolate (technical term) shadow detail. What is the list's experience of these methods? Regards, Tim Wheeler =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
