A method for obtaining an adjusted digital image which is compensated for a watermark
exposure is described comprising: determining a first sensitometric response of
a photographic media without a watermark exposure; determining a second sensitometric
response of the photographic media with a watermark exposure; generating a look-up
table (LUT) from the first and second sensitometric responses; and modifying a
digital representation of an image which is to be printed onto the photographic
media in accordance with the look-up table to produce an adjusted digital image.
The adjusted digital image may be printed directly onto a final print photographic
film that receives a watermark exposure, or may be printed onto a printing negative
photographic film to produce a printing negative with an adjusted image, which
adjusted image is then printed onto a final print photographic film that receives
a watermark exposure. In another embodiment, the characteristic response of a digital
film printer may be modified in accordance with a LUT generated from the first
and second sensitometric responses, instead of modifying the digital representation
of the image which is to be printed onto the photographic media.
