Digital BW, The Print

Desaturated RGB is an awful way to get a grey scale image.  Tru Channel
Mixer or better yet (and this is the method I use) Split Channels.  There
are a multitude of ways with many pros and cons but it is generally regarded
that a simple desaturation is the worst.


From: "Scott Graham" <gebilwil@...>
Reply-To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 07:11:27 -0000
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: B&W on the 4000 - Epson driver

Gosh, i don't have any trouble getting neutral B&W from the UC inks and std
driver.  I use 
"printer color management" (as you do) and sliders at zero.  It comes out
neutral.

Of course I don't use a gray scale image, but RGB.  Grayscale only has to be
converted to 
RGB by the printer anyway, and the more conversions the sadder (round off,
clipping, etc)

I do have to make sure that my RGB "grayscale" is desaturated though.  Made
a mess at 
first cuz I was scanning B&W negs in RGB and the scanner was not perfectly
neutral.

Scott




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