Digital BW, The Print

> From: Terry [mailto:teelions@...]
>
> What is the reason that you convert an RGB image to grayscale then
> back again for B&W printing purposes? Is this only for scanned negs
> and prints or would it be right for digital RAW images also?

If you're printing B&W using color inks, converting back to RGB allows you
to use the color balance sliders to adjust the overall tone. Also, I've
found that the Epson 2200 printed with a horrible color cast, if I printed a
grayscale image with color inks, but printed correctly if I converted to RGB
first--but I suspect that was just a bug in that particular driver version.

> I have PS CS and am doing all post-prOcessing in 16 bit. Is it
> required that I convert to 8 bit prior to printing or will my printer
> (Ep 1280) print at 16 bits?

The image will automatically be reduced to 8bpc on the way to the printer
driver.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...