Digital BW, The Print

Do you print from the file in Grayscale or RGB?

For the curves to work properly you need to work in RGB.

Gareth


--- 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