Digital BW, The Print

I'm not sure which 16 bit problem you're refering to.  But, I've had some problems with 16 bit images presented to Imageprint as PSD files.  It seems to be related to something that happens when flatten a file in PS.  If I save the same file as a TIF file, and print it with IP, I don't see the problem.  Actually, the problem comes long before the print.  In the IP preview the image is almost obliterated.  I haven't contacted Colorbyte about this because I just print the TIF file.  I can't see any difference in printing the TIF file vs. the PSD file.  I actually curious about this.  Maybe an email to IP.  This only happens on grayscale files, not color (yet).
 
I don't know if this is related to you issue or not.  
 
As for the dot gain issue, are you saying that you change the working space gray profile in PS depending on the image?  I actually did try Dot gain working space profiles at one time, but, I am happier with the Gray Gamma 2.2 working space profile.  It is just matching up very well with all of the papers I use.  My monitor didn't just 'magicly' profile itself.  I tweaked it for about three weeks to get what I wanted.  Again, just using the eyeball and basic tools.  It would have been a lot faster had I had a Spyder, or something like that.  But, in the end, no better.  THere's actually a lot more to this because I was trying to get the monitor 'right' with the Epson drivers on the 9600 (after digesting two books on color management).  Even though all of the indications were that my monitor was right, the prints still didn't match.  I installed IP, and the first print matched perfectly.  I've been happy ever since.  And, I've actually had to replace my monitor, under warranty, without
 any problems because I had the profiles already.
 
Tom Baker
 

"A. Huntley" <Alan.Huntley@...> wrote:
Tom,

Hmm, I must be missing the luck part! ;>) Anyway, tonight I played around
with a Custom Dot Gain curve per the instructions posted in the Files
section of the ImagePrint group. I believe Mitch Alland wrote this document.
Thank you, Mitch. Being an alumni of the old Piezography school of B&W
digital printing, I am fairly comfortable with Gains of the Dot, etc. Only
took a couple of prints and now my printed image looks, to my eye (and my
wife's) exactly like what I see in PS. I'm a happy camper. Will let the
print dry overnight and check it again tomorrow just to make sure it doesn't
"dry down" too bad.

Now, my last issue is 16-bit grayscale. Doesn't seem to work for me, but,
again, others report no problems with 16-bit files...naturally! :>(

Alan Huntley

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Baker" <tbaker1328@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [Digital BW] 1280 vs. 2200 question


> Alan  -
>
> I'm on Win.  I use Gray Gamma 2.2 or, the gray profile that comes from my
Nikon 8000 for everything.  I can't really tell the difference in the two.
But, I'm consistent in my use of ICC profiles.  Seems to work just fine.
And I don't use anything to calibrate my moitor except the PS gamma tool and
my eye.  I think there's some luck involved here somewhere, too.


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