Digital BW, The Print

Clayton

I found your web site fascinating and helpful.  Thanks.

I went to try BO and had a little problem because my workflow is
different to yours.  I could probably solve this on my own, but as you
said on your website, sometimes this requires lots of ink, paper and
time.  I hope you don't mind me asking.

I print from master images that are RGB.  Each tiff file has a colour
background layer, and a set of adjustment layers that result in a
monochome RGB image, tagged as AdobeRGB.  

I print using Qimage, because it enables me to print from a master
image, while cropping, sharpening and making other adjusments on the
fly.  To get neutral prints when using all UC inks, I use QTR.

My first question is, what ICC settings should I use in Qimage for BO
when printing my RGB tiffs while using your recommended settings for
the Epson 2100?

For my first print I turned ICC off. I was fairly sure that this was
the equivalent setting in Qimage to match "Same As Source" in PSCS, to
match your recommended settings. However I got a print that was way
too light across the entire tonal range.  

If I've got the printer ICC setting right, what else is wrong with my
workflow?  Do I need to flatten the image before printing?  Or is it a
problem with Qimage sending RGB output to the printer for BO, rather
than a grayscale image?

Regards

F_P