Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "andreamorphine" 
<andreamorphine@y...> wrote:
> 
> > The only paper I had good luck with BO printing on the Epson 2200 
> was 
> > the lighter weight Arches Infinity Smooth paper. Otherwise, I did 
> not 
> > like BO printing.
> > 
> > I made curves in PS to apply as the final step before printing 
> that 
> > removed the mossy cast.
> > 
> > I found it easier and more reliable to bite the bullet and buy 
> > ImagePrint Lite. It works great. Absolutely neutral B&W prints 
> > (unless you want to add a cast).
> 
> thanks glenn, the curves you made are only for that kind of paper?
> I don't know where to find them in Italy...


Wow. My comment was ambiguous.

I meant to say, I had good results with either:

(1) BO printing with lighter weight Arches Infinity Smooth paper

OR

(2) By applying a final curve before printing.

If you find you have a color cast to your B&W images, you can correct 
them with a Curves or color Balance adjustment layer. then you save 
those settings. You can use them on any other image with the same 
paper and ink combination. You wind up with several settings files, 
for different paper/ink combinations. But it does work.

What it will not fix is metamerism. The only way to fix that is to 
get a different printer driver. ImagePrint Lite RIP makes neutral B&W 
prints that do not evidence metamerism.

I just finished a B&W art print that has a colorized element. I am 
anxious to get ImagePrint 6.0 since it will do colorized images 
without metamerism. Currently, the B&W portions of colorized images 
with IP do metamerize, because it uses the color profiles for 
everything. The new version will use the B&W profile for the B&W 
elements and the color profile for the colorized elements so your B&W 
does not metamerize! All done in one pass, too.

Cheers,

Mitch