Digital BW, The Print

> From: Mike Bergen [mailto:mike@...]
>
> I have not had the need to calibrate my system with software such
> as Monaco
> EZColor because my results have been quite good without it.  I am however
> considering buying ImagePrint in order to get neutral B&W with my
> 2200.  The
> Luminous Landscape web site in their review of Imageprint suggests that
> using ImagePrint without first calibration ones system is a waste
> of money.
> The way I understand the function of a RIP, it replaces the existing color
> management process/drivers for the printer.
> So my question is, do I really need to also spend the money for the Monaco
> or equivalent software?

If you're only going to print B&W, then you have less of a need to calibrate
your monitor, since you can just ignore any color casts that the display
shows. After all, if you convert an image to grayscale, you know these color
casts are only an artifact of the display, and the RIP won't see them. The
only thing calibration will buy you is better tonal range matching, but you
can probably get quite close without anything fancier than Adobe Gamma.

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