Digital BW, The Print

Keith Cooper wrote:

>Hello
>
>Given the relatively high cost of good paper and ink I was wondering how
>people go about doing rough proofs for their B/W work?  I do test strips on
>final paper/ink combinations, but what about other ways of getting a 'real'
>image to hold and pass around, other than just looking at a screen?
>
>I've found two ways quite useful, but what do other people do? Or is
>everyone on the list wealthy enough to have large printers with expensive
>driver software, rolls of paper, and densitometers? :-)) :-))
>
>
>  
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I profile with a scanner.. Will be adding a ColorMouse soon..

I've saved the costs of the software and the time put into setting up 
profiles several times over..

Soft-profiling is particularly helpful with troublesome images..
Keith

 

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