Digital BW, The Print

Hello Bob,

> What does "assigned profile dot gain 20%" do? I'm new at this. I've
> been using the same settings as you for black only on my 1280 with
> EAM, except for the "assigned profile" Does this have any impact on
> the printed image, or just what you see on the screen? 

Steve K. and I were just discussing this on the phone.  My experience
has been that the the only thing that changes is what you see on the
screen.  If you set it at Gamma 2.2 the screen image is darker.  The
print from each is the same, and most closely matches what you see at
Dot Gain 20%.  

However, Steve found on his PC that it _does_ make a difference in the
print.  What we finally figured out is that in the "Print with
Preview" dialog, I have the picklist set to "Output" and his is set to
"Color Management".  Apparently this is the difference.  So you need
to have the color management turned off.

So I would add this to the Settings list:

 - scanned neg in PS7 in Gray Scale mode
 - assigned profile is Dot Gain 20%
 - select "Output" in the Print preview window
 - print using Epson driver with these settings
     - Ink = black
     - resolution = Photo 1440 dpi
     - High Speed is checked
     - color control = gamma 2.2
     - contrast/brightness sliders are at 0
     - paper setting is Matte Paper - Heavyweight

I hope this helps.

Regards, - cj