Digital BW, The Print

In a message dated 8/2/02 1:54:31 PM, scho@... writes:

>Just tried the open shade/tungsten comparison on two 2200 B&W prints 
>(archival matte, printed with the enhanced matte-PK profile).  Under tungsten
>I 
>can see a very slight (really slight) purple cast overall and in open shade
>the 
>prints look neutral to warm, but not green.  Under strong halogen lighting
>or in 
>bright sun I can see some slight magenta/green color crossover in some
>
>areas of the prints.

Two issues, really: slight metamerism in the new "metamerism-free" inks, and 
slight crossovers in the new "perfect profiles". We all knew perfection was a 
bit much to ask, the question now is how acceptable the real world results 
are to individual users.

C. David Tobie
Design Cooperative
CDTobie@...