Digital BW, The Print

Kurt,

If you mean a test strip as we used in the darkroom, I do the following:

1-Duplicate the image.   Adjust it lighter or darker with curves.

2-Crop the image to a strip that covers the area of interest.   Rename it as 
"name-strip"

3-Print the strip.   Readjust, crop and print again.   

4-I use Bowhaus Ink Jet Control which allows changes to lightness and 
contrast at the printing stage and is faster than working with a new duplicate image 
each time.

This method saves a lot of paper and nails the exact look the print will have 
when done full size.   You can cook the strip for 10 seconds or so in a 
microwave to get the dry down effect.   I find it very hard to get a print to look 
exactly like the monitor or all the reasons of a monitor is not a reflective 
surface, calibration etc.   It also has the advantage of printing the 
variations close together on one 8x10 sheet for accurate comparisons under the viewing 
light.

Cheers,

Angelo



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