Variable-contrast

Variable-contrast paper
Techniques Glossary Variable-contrast paper
Black & white printing paper that changes contrast when exposed to different coloured light. A yellow filtered light produces lower contrast, while magenta increases contrast.

Variable-Contrast Paper Photographic paper that provides different grades of contrast when exposed through special filters.

Variable-contrast - or VC - papers permit the selection of any contrast grade between 00 and 5. These papers are coated with a mixture of three emulsions, all of equal contrast and sensitivity to blue light.

What color variable-contrast printing filter should you use to produce a print with normal contrast? 1. Blue 2. Green 3. Yellow 4. Magenta 2-72. Which of the following filters should always be used in a color printing system? 1. Color compensating 2.

The recommended times in Bath I assume a diffusion enlarger and variable-contrast paper, or a digital scanner with a density range greater than 3.

See also: Contrast, Print, Light, Filter, Photograph