Digital BW, The Print

on 9/30/2002 2:52 AM, DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com at
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> Message: 15
> Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 09:32:34 +0300
> From: "Loris Medici" <loris.medici@altinyildiz.com.tr>
> Subject: Re: Re[2]: Cone Announces New Blacks
> 
> 
> Richard, thanks for the reply...
> 
> I'm not using "unsupported ink" setting. I used Hahnemuehle Photo Rag 188gsm
> to experiment the plug-inç
> Other settings are as follows: Profile = Hahnemuehle Photo Rag 188, Dot Gain
> = 100%, Gamma = 1.00.
> 
> The results are only better at highlights (no visible dots), but I get
> microbanding elswhere. And as I said before; way too flat. I'm printing from
> Photoshop 6.0, Mode = Grayscale, Profile = Gamma 2.2. Is there anything
> wrong in these settings?
> 
> Regards,
> Loris.

Loris,

If you read the Piezo plugin instructions carefully, you will notice that
one must "calibrate" your monitor by eye for printing with the plugin.  This
involves the grayscale settings in the color settings set up box in
photoshop. The instructions are a little confusing and it took me a while to
figure it out. I did learn that your grayscale file should have no workspace
/ greyspace tag so set your image to no color management.  If there is a
colorspace tag for the image, the monitor will always compensate, and you
will not be able to adjust the image to your piezo output.

If someone here can explain this more clearly, please step in...

 
-Bruce