Digital BW, The Print

I convert ALL my B&W images to greyscale prior to archiving and 
printing. I have never had a problem with ImagePrint 5.5.
using Mac OS 10.2.1.








--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "deandadin" 
<deandadin@a...> wrote:
> Hello MItch, I just want to clarify my message re. printing B&W 
with 
> Imageprint. I am using a 2200 printer with the regular Epson inks 
on 
> a PC. I print both B&W and color a lot. When I store a B&W file 
from 
> Photoshop I have to store the file as RGB. If I dont do this when I 
> open a file in Imageprint it separates the image into 3 images and 
> tries to create separations of the image.Therefor Imageprint does 
> demand an RGB file. I was surprised that this happend but when I 
save 
> the image in RGB from Photoshop I have no problem. I dont know if 
you 
> are using a 2200 printer but this is the way I have to store images 
> from Photoshop. So Im not crazy and this is what my system damands. 
I 
> was told by people that know a lot more them I do that this could, 
I 
> repeat could create problems with color casts when printing B&W. I 
> heve found that when I use the luster paper I have some minor 
> problems but when I use the enhanced matte paper they are really 
> great. Usually when I print on the enhanced matt paper the prints 
are 
> exeptional but still not comparable to a good silver print. I own a 
> B&W lab and I specialize in B&W printing and I know the 
difference.  
> I do profile imageprint to a grey setting with whichever paper I am 
> using, Believe me i know what I am doing. If you think that I am 
> wrong please tell me how I can not store my files in RGB from 
> Photoshop and not get the 3 separations I get when I try to store 
my 
> B&W images from Photoshop in greyscale. If you doubt me please call 
> Larry Carny at Samys  pro digital dept. in Los Angeles and he will 
be 
> glad to confirm my tale of woe. Also I would like to say that 
people 
> that have not had the experience of instaling software may have a 
> problem instaling Imageprint. It is not as easy as you make it out 
to 
> be. People with a lot of experience prob. wont have a problem but 
> there are quite a few people that will have trouble. When it comes 
to 
> color thats another story. I can do 50 prints and they will all be 
> spot on color the first time. In closing I want to make it clear 
that 
> Imageprint is an amazing tool and I would go crazy trying to print 
> without it. Regards Steve