Digital BW, The Print

For: C. David Tobie

>Gamma 1.8 allows for about 20% more dotgain than 2.2, if the screen view is 
>not adjusted for the difference. Profiles typically account for dotgain these 
>days, but if this is an unprofiled system, then that could be a
>factor.

Thanks, but I am not sure that I understand. On the Imacon, scanning into Grayscale does not permit attaching a profile, so, in fact, a Grayscale scan is in effect without a profile and could benefit from scanning at gamma 1.8: is that what you mean?

However, in my case, I have a monitor profile and a printer profiles; moreover, when scanning B&W into RGB, my Preview image in the Imacon scanning software matches exactly my final scan in Photoshop. In this case, could there still be a benefit in scanning at a gamma of 1.8 rather than 2.2?

--Mitch/Bangkok