Digital BW, The Print

You mentioned BO in your original post. My method is much simpler than
others mentioned. First I read and digested (emphasis on digested)
Clayton Jones excellent articles on BO printing. I used the "auto
calibrate" button on my monitor. Then I varied the print space
settings till I found that dialing in 10% dot gain in the printer with
a non color managed or Gray Gamma 2.2 b&w file gives me a print that
matches the screen when printing BO Eboni on EEM with my 1280.

When printing with UT2 on EEM if found that just setting the print
space to be the "same as source" matches the print and the screen. 

Maybe it's too simple to believe it works. But it does for me. My
theory is to expend your energy on capturing better images and you'll
have better prints. 

Bob Michaels

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "spersky123"
<spersky@s...> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> It may seem like a dumb question but what should I do to calibrate my 
> monitor for my black and white digital darkroom.  Do I need software 
> and just color calibrate it?
> 
> Are there any good links that explain for to calibrate your entire 
> workflow from scanner to printer?
> 
> Thanks
> steve