Digital BW, The Print

Yep, Adobe RGB 1998

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Ross Borgida 
<borgida@y...> wrote:
> Is the RGB in Adobe RGB 1998?  Please check your color settings and 
make sure your RGB settings is Adobe RGB 1998.
> 
> islandbuck2 <islandbuck@b...> 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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