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RE: [Digital BW] Why back to RGB in B&W workflow?

2003-11-13 by Paul D. DeRocco

> From: alnchiem [mailto:andrewlee@...]
>
> Can someone explain to a relative novice, why it is , in many
> worflows I've read, a grayscale file of a B&W image is converted back
> into RGB before printing? How will the print differ if the grayscale
> file is printed?

If you're printing an RGB image with color inks, you can impose a slight
overall tint to the B&W image.

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

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