Output sharpener for 8x10 color neg LVT?

[John MacLean Photography]

Any sharpening for an LVT @ 1016 ppi?

Thanks,
John

[John MacLean Photography]

nada?

[Jeff Schewe]

nada?

Yeah, pretty much. Bruce decided that the frequency of LVT or other film record output was simply too low and rare that PKS wouldn't "go there". Each film recorder output has it's own flavor and lots of potential settings that the matrix of possibilities was too great to test enough for a dying output type.

As a guide though, I would suggest looking at contone outputs and run a test. That's the best we can offer. Sorry.

10-12 years ago almost everything I delivered was film. I have't actually done a film output for at least 5-6 years. . .

[Bruce Fraser]

nada?

We decided that film recorders weren't something we could support, because

a) the huge variations from presentation-type CRT-based 4k-res 35mm slide recorders all the way up to 8x10 on LVT/LightJet-class would make for an immensely long list of different sharpeners

b) the cost of testing all these permutations would be ruinous

c) if we'd decided to go that route, we'd probably still be in late beta.

And you're talking about a color neg? That probably means that you're going to print it?

If you can tell me the file rez you're sending to the LVT, I can maybe make some helpful suggestions, but it's not a workflow we've attempted to support.

[John MacLean Photography]

Thanks Jeff and Bruce,

For some strange reason, I'm not getting the emails from this thread.

The lab I'm working at Weldon Color Lab (http://www.weldoncolorlab.com), uses both negatives (color and B/W) for printing to C and Silver paper, and chromes for Ilfochrome prints. We've profiled Bowhaus (http://www.bowhaus.com/services/lvtspecs.htm) and use mainly Res 48 or 60 for 4x5 and Res 40 or 48 for 8x10.

I know LVT probably isn't too popular, but a Ilfochrome print from a chrome is still stunning in the hands of a good printer like my boss.