Digital BW, The Print

I wonder if there is some kind of incompatibility with the color 
management engines.  My raw converter C1 uses Windows color 
management and so does Picture Window.  Maybe this incompatibility is 
exasperated by the 12 to 16 bit padding.  No, come to think of it I 
converted with Adobe CR as well and same thing.  I don't know why I 
worry about this I've solved this problem By printing from Picture 
Window.  Just very curious. Gremlins?

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "islandbuck2" 
<islandbuck@b...> wrote:
> Color Settings = Adobe Working Space, Gray Gamma 2.2
> 
> Print Preview = Color Management, Same as Source (Adobe)
> 
> I know it,  makes no sense to me either.  I even went to the 
extreme 
> of totally reformatting my system and reinstalling everything.  
Same 
> blotchy, posterized output from Photoshop 7 as before.  
> 
> So, I have been Printing from Picture Window 3.5, using the sliders 
> in the Epson driver M -5 C +5 (Warm Neutral), Vivid, Gamma 1.8 
(don't 
> understand this one either you would think 2.2) on EEM.  I have 
spent 
> literally hundreds of dollars on ink and paper to arrive at this.  
I 
> am getting the finest prints I have ever gotten from an inkjet this 
> way.  
> 
> I keep my proofs at 16 bit.  I feel that some point I will be using 
> at 16 bit print driver/RIP.  I wonder if this has anything to do 
with 
> it. Picture Window automatically converts to 8 bit before sending 
to 
> the driver. I know this happens in Photoshop some were down the 
line 
> while printing.  I've converted to eight bit before printing in 
> Photoshop as well, same output. The digitally captured files I am 
> using are in reality 12 bit padded to 16.  I wonder if this has 
> anything to do with it?  I wonder if the 16 to 8 bit conversion 
> algorithm is different is some way in Picture Window.  I need to 
ask 
> this one to Jonathan Sachs over at Digital Light and Color. I 
> wouldn't think so though.  Well, at least I have an option that 
works 
> very well.
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "jeffleeg8" 
> <jeff120749@n...> wrote:
> > Hi:
> > 
> > What are you settings? I'm us PS7 with the curves and 
> > getting "darkroom" quality prints - great shadow detail and tonal 
> > range.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Jeff