Digital BW, The Print

Bob is correct with what he did. I did a similar thing with BO which 
also turned our to be correct for MIS Full Spectrum Neutral inks. 
With BO I used the front end of 20% dot gain and for the proof I used 
10% dot gain and then printed with 15% dot gain and it matched the 
proof after working the image in Photoshop.

Your friend in Photography,

Johnny


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Michaels" 
<bob@b...> wrote:
> 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