Digital BW, The Print

Hello Steve,

>Is there any particular reason why you are using 20% dot gain 
>print space vs Gray Gamma 2.2 typically used for QTR work?  I 
>have noted Clayton¹s recommended settings but am puzzled as to 
>the differences you see (when I have dabbled in BO I must admit
>I have not altered my settings).

If you are following the BO workflow in the articles, the important
thing about the front end profile is that it doesn't change the
output, no matter what it is.  So the only reason for changing it
would be to achieve better WYSIWYG.  What someone uses would depend a
lot on their monitor, etc.  

I found myself using DG20 for most things (it's in the middle of the
range of canned profiles), with some images requiring something else
if they were mostly high or low key.  But I still wasn't completely
satisfied with it.  Then I made a custom DG18 curve (as described in
article #4) and set it up as the default, and it's proved to be much
more accurate and works fine for most images.  I'm using an LCD
monitor.

So the bottom line for this method is to do some experiments and find
what works best for you.  I recommended DG20 as a starting place just
because it's in the middle.

Regards,
Clayton


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