Flowgraph View - Kodak

Emulation Nodes in Flowgraph View
Lock Timing
When you make adjustments to film processing on any node, the timing lights
automatically adjust so that a properly exposed 18% gray patch prints to the
manufacturer’s recommendations for that film stock. This is called One Light
timing.
Check the Lock Timing (One Light) option to maintain the manufacturer’s
recommended settings for the film and processing that you selected on the
Negative Node - Films tab.
Lab LAD Normal
The Labs LAD Normal values are offset values specific to a lab. The default
settings are 25-25-25. Use the default settings unless you are calibrating for a
specific lab and know that particular lab’s settings.
Adjusting these values adjusts the printer lights numbers even if the Lock
Timing (One Light) option is checked, but does not affect the image.
NOTE
After you apply the Labs LAD Normal values, you can make note of the printer
light settings and send that information to the lab. This is a quick method to
communicate the information if you don’t have time to create and share the
recipe and image with the lab.
Adjusting the Printer Lights
The Lock Timing (One Light) option must be unchecked for you to use the
color slider bars.
When you adjust the printer lights, you are entering offsets to the one-light
position. So, if you change the processing parameters from any node, the
printer lights change according to the manufacturer’s recommendations but
also keep your offset values.
For instance, if your one light is 21-27-18 and you change the lights to
25-27-18, the offset increments for each color are 4-0-0. Then, if you change
the processing type and the auto-timing changes so that the new one light is
20-26-16, the printer lights remember the 4-0-0 offset increments. The printer
lights automatically change to 24-26-16.
To adjust printer lights:
1. From the Print Emulation node options window, click the Color Timing
tab.
2. (Optional) Click Quick Preview to open a Quick Preview window.
Use this window to immediately view the effects of the selections that you
make. However, this is a low-resolution image and should not be used to
make critical color decisions. Use the ImageViewer for critical color
decisions.
3. Uncheck Lock Timing (One Light).
4. Select the appropriate Timing Range from the drop-down menu.
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