Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Kip Babington
<cbabing3@s...> wrote:
> Don't give up.  I've been using (the same) Lyson Quad Black inks in
an 
> S9000 for about a year now, and get very nice results.  I do use
Convert BW 
> Pro, a Photoshop plugin that converts color images to black and
white (but 
> leaves them RGB images) with controls that replicate what we
commonly do 
> when exposing and printing black and white film - contrast
adjustment 
> filters, exposure compensation, enlarger exposure adjustment and
paper 
> contrast selection.  You can do all of these adjustments in PS with
curves 
> and layers (and I gather that that's what the plugin is actually
doing for 
> me,) but the plugin makes it completely intuitive, as it lets me see
what 
> I'm adjusting as I move the sliders.
> 
> I also do most of my printing with QImage, although prints through 
> Photoshop also come out fine - just not quite as nice as with QImage
and 
> without an easy way to place multiple images on a single sheet,
which I do 
> frequently.  I print on Legion Matte and Ilford Galerie Classic
Gloss and 
> Classic Pearl papers.
> 
> The Lyson web site has some printer profiles for matte and gloss
papers, 
> and I do apply those in the printing process.  It does make a
difference 
> when your profile matches the paper surface.
> 
> Cheers,
> Kip

Kip,

Thanks for the tips.  I can't find any product called "Convert BW
Pro".  Is there a web site for it?  Could you mean "BW Workflow Pro"?
I do have Qimage but I have been using PhotoShop to test the Lyson
inks.

Jim