Digital BW, The Print

Is the RGB in Adobe RGB 1998?  Please check your color settings and make sure your RGB settings is Adobe RGB 1998.

islandbuck2 <islandbuck@bellsouth.net> wrote:16 bit RGB as a matter of fact.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "islandbuck2" 
<islandbuck@b...> wrote:
> Yep, curves in RGB.
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Gareth" 
> <g.loc@o...> wrote:
> > 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



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