Digital BW, The Print

Trouble  is it is limiting. The Epson driver compresses the detail in the
last 10 percent so if you want detail in the 100-99-98 etc range you need a
softproof other wise the driver converts your screen version into a
compressed tonal space. Try downloading Tyler's 1% step wedge and printing
it and seeing/measuring the 1% difference - the acid test of a workflow.
Also setting your files for only one paper/ink/printer combo means they are
useless if you want to outsource the printing, change inks, try
different/new  paper or when you move to a new printer or other system - you
really are stuck with what you do now. I'm still printing files that have
gone through 4 printing workflows. The ideal is to work in the Adobe 98
colour space - which is a standard format - and then move via softproof to
the printing output. I strongly advise you hitting the tutorials at IJM.

Julian
----- Original Message -----
From: <peter@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 7:44 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: When will we get simple....


> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Diane Fields"
>
> > If you are using a PC, then its not working quite like this unless
> you are
> > happy with the Epson 'out of the box' setup (printer management).
> From PS
> > with a PC (LOL), you need to do a view/proof/and do a proof for a
> paper
> > profile.  Then in print preview, you need to do advanced
> printing/source is
> > same as proof--which you selected in your custom proof (the paper
> profile).
> > THEN--you can hit print, OKAY, and in the Epson dialog box, choose
> your
> > media, do custom/advanced and make sure that 'no color management'
> is
> > selected.  If you aren't doing this (with a PC), you are not
> getting all you
> > can get out of our color print--or at least not being able to work
> very well
> > from within Photoshop.  Its not just as easy as getting your image
> as you
> > want it with curves, levels, USM etc.---you want your print to
> approximate
> > what is on your monitor, I would think--otherwise, why bother?!?
>
> I don't know which version of Photoshop you're using,
> but I don't need to reset my monitor and paper profiles
> every time I boot up.  I hit Print, click the Custom
> radio button to select my settings (that takes care of
> the ink, paper, etc) and hit OK.    I don't need to do a
> proof, and I usually have the Preview option turned off.
> Don't you have a way to save your custom settings and
> options in a file, and doesn't it remember your monitor
> and printer/paper profiles between prints?  Mine does.
> (I'm running PS 6 on Win2K)
>
>
>
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