Digital BW, The Print

Or, I'm making the adjustments in my head.  More than likely the b&w setup in PS 'just happens' to match the paper.  I use a few different papers.  But, the ones I like for b&w all have similar optical characteristics.  So, that might be it.  I see all of the gray scale values in any target that I can find. so I know my monitor calibration is not an issue.
 
But, the results are hanging on the wall in the gallery.  There I can compare the finished product side-by-side with other photography.  The color and b&w are both dead on, and I don't mess with the dot gain issue.  Also, I don't soft proof in PS.  
 
I know what you're saying, and it's logical.  But, it is extremely rare that what comes off of the printer with IP is not what I expect to see.  And, when it does happen, I can always trace it back to a mistake in my balancing of the tonal values in PS.  
 
Tom Baker
Mitch Alland <malland@...> wrote:
For: Tom Baker

> With IP and my 9600 I don't use a 'custom dot gain' to get the b&w to 
> look right.  Is you monitor calibrated correctly?  Or, is this unique 
> to the 2200 and IP?

No, it's common to all the printers. Think of it: your view of the file 
in Photoshop is going to be the same for all papers? That is not 
possible since the normal Photoshop view is optimized for the 
characteristics of your monitor white and black and, since the IP 
grayscale profiles cannot be used for the Photoshop Proof Colors 
facility, you must make some other adjustment to make the Photoshop 
view match the print. Either your monitor is not calibrated correctly 
and your Photoshop view happens to match the paper by chance or you're 
not very sensitive to viewing tonalities (no insult intended). Have a 
look at the Notes for IP Setup for Beginners on 
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ImagePrint/files/>.

--Mitch/Bangkok


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