Digital BW, The Print

> Antonis/Carolyn,
> 
> This has been a good thread. I will get that book. Thanks for all
> the information on this topic. I will probably go back to square
> one on all my color settings.

Mark,

I have done that more than once. Especially when PS6 came out and I had to
rethink everything!  That book Antonis mentioned is extremely good... I have
the PS5 version. Many dog-ears good!  I also like the PS Bibles, easy to
find info for what interests you.


> I rarely know how I'm gonna output a file when I'm retouching it. I
> tend to think that I'm working in some kind of "raw mode" when
> I'm doing the basic burning and dodging and contrast and "look"
> of the image. I always scan in Gray, and do all the work in that
> mode. Then I convert to RGB when I start the toning. I generally
> embed the ColorMatchRGB profile when I'm working in RGB;
> Gamma 1.8 when I'm still in Gray. Once I get it ready, THEN I
> think about how I'm gonna output it: either to the 7000, or to
> CMYK for a job, etc. Do you work/think like that? Or do you
> scan/burn/everything with an intended use in mind, from the very
> start?


I personally do both.

 If I "know" where the file will be output I edit in the output device's
profile. If I am unsure of the output devise or if the file will be output
to more than one devise then I save the file in it's original space (Adobe
(1998)RGB or Gamma 1.8) and work on copies in the color space/profile as
required.

Best,
Carolyn