Digital BW, The Print

Tyler,

Thanks for the confirmation that my thoughts were not totally off-base! I
agree, I think it's better to leave your image file in some standard image
space, then, apply specific profiles, PS "tweaks", or whatever designed
specifically for the output device. This is why I went with the soft proof
method, rather than use Custom Dot Gain.

I agree with you on the 95% thing. When creating curves for the various
papers I intend to use for B&W printing on my 2200 using IP, it seemed that
there were instances where I wanted/needed a "bucket" between the 10% jumps;
especially at the deeper shadow values end of the ramp such as 95%. IMO,
this end of the ramp is the most critical for monitor-to-print matching due
to the tendencies of various processes to dump the lower values. I want to
be able to SEE those increments in the deep shadows enabling me to
predetermine when everything will turn to total black!

I don't think conversion to the printer space at the end of my editing
session is going to help since I'm now using IP for printing and, therefore,
do not print directly out of PS. I need to see exactly what affect my
changes are having as it relates to how the image will look once printed.
Dropping the completed image onto the IP layout window, set up in IP's Color
Management settings as gray space: Gray Gamma 2.2, is definitely not
WYSIWYG! However, if your proof curve is right the resulting print will
match exactly the proofed view in PS. Who cares what it looks like in IP?!

Alan Huntley

>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Tyler Boley" <tyler@...>
>To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 8:57 AM
>Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Dot gain in Photoshop (was 1280 vs. 2200
question)
>

>One thing you might try, is to leave your file intact and do a profile
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>ersion to that device preview space you mentioned, and then print. I've had
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>some luck with that. The unfortunate part being that Photoshop has no
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>ment point at 95% in custom dot gain curves, and that is usually one of the
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>spots needing attention from device to device.
>Tyler\ufffd?