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Paper setting in Print Driver - Photo Paper, everything other setting 
gives 'muddy' images.

If you are in 16bit the driver converts to 8bit so any fragmented 
histograms you may have will be smoothed out.

How do step wedges print, any blocking of tones in any particular 
area?

Gareth

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "islandbuck2" 
<islandbuck@b...> wrote:
> 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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