Digital BW, The Print

* -----Original Message-----
* From: A. Huntley [mailto:Alan.Huntley@...t] 
* Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 8:18 PM
* To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
* Subject: Re: Re: [Digital BW] 1280 vs. 2200 question
* 
* 
* Tom,
* 
*(snip)
* 
* > 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.
* 
* In Color Settings, Gray working space I now have a custom dot 
* gain curve specifically for PhotoRag. The dot gain curves are 
* actually paper specific and not image specific. Once you've 
* gone through the process of setting up a custom dot gain it's 
* used for all images printed on a particular paper. I save the 
* image untagged. Once it's dropped onto the IP layout window 
* it's using IP's color management which I have set to Gray 
* Gamma 2.2. The resulting print will not match the view in IP, 
* but matches the PS view exactly. If GG 2.2 is working for 
* you, great. But, apparently some of us have to go the dot 
* gain or adjustment layer route. I felt more comfortable with 
* a custom dot gain having used the same technique during my 
* Piezo days. I like the fact that I don't have to think about 
* "tweaking" the image in order to match some memory of how my 
* prints actually print, or having to remember to turn on/off 
* an adjustment layer and delete it before flattening. Using a 
* custom dot gain allows me to do my editing in PS as I would 
* for any image with the knowledge that what I see on the 
* screen is what will be on the paper.
* 
Alan, Tom,

There is an easier way to use the custom Dot Gain Curves. You save them and
use them "View>Proof Setup>Custom". You can then easily click the proof mode
on and off or switch from one to another if you use different papers. You
can just leave your file tagged as Gray Gamma 2.2 .

Tyler Boley wrote down the exact steps and you can find them in the Files
section in folder:

Files > Image Processing > Matching Your Monitor View to Your Prints.PDF

If your monitor is well calibrated and you have densitometer or
photospectrometer you can excellent screen to print matches. If you don't
have the fancy equipment you can eyeball it and get close enough.

Martin Wesley
http://www.carolyn.cc/Guests/MartinWesley/pages/MW_01.html
http://www.borderless-photos.de/guests.html