Digital BW, The Print

on 10/12/01 11:20 PM, Tyler Boley wrote:

> If your file was saved in a previous grayscale setup, simply change PS's
> grayscale setup to your new custom dot gain
> grayscale space without the file open, then open the file and let it convert,
> print, don't save. If your file was in 16 bit so
> much the better, as the conversion will be less detrimental.
> Personally, I don't see the point in saving master printer files in a custom
> grayscale space that may be irrelevant as the
> technology changes, or paper, or whatever.
> Tyler

Tyler,

Couple of questions.

With your workflow, can you basically work an image till it looks good on
screen and print to your favorite paper without a dot gain curve and get a
good screen to print match? Do you then apply a custom dot curve to suit the
image to other papers? Or do you use a custom dot gain curve for pretty much
all papers?

Do you use color management tools to create your custom dot gain curves or
do you eyeball it from a step wedge? Does a spectro give you data that you
can use in a meaningful way to set your curve quickly, or does it still end
up taking a few rounds of best judgement applied to a wedge?

Todd