Digital BW, The Print

David, I agree with all 3 of your paragraphs 100% ;0  I can only add 
' affordable, and easy" are pretty subjective. Many ways to skin a cat so to 
speak, and I have tried them all from the cheapest to most expensive. If easy 
means using someone else's rgb curves on YOUR printer and monitior than its no 
wonder there are inconsistencies all over. I'm a big fan of easy and 
consistancy, so my point is, you have to do it yourself. Printing out patches and 
measuring with the eyeone is a breeze, no fuss no muss, just plain and simple 
linerized greyscale. What a great place to start.
For users who don't have a handle on color management or the knowledge to 
write there own perfect RGB curves for conversion, what could be easier? Those 
expensive options pay for themselves rather quickly.
I lost my taste for the epson driver along time ago, fourtunately I only use 
wide format machines now. People think this is too expensive? buts its really 
a money saver and easier in so many ways.
Steve M.

In a message dated 10/15/2004 7:31:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
fotografx@... writes:

> Steve,
> 
> I agree with your first sentence without reservation. However printing black
> &white is not limited to a “same as” workflow. There is no reason a user
> cannot convert grayscale to RGB and thereby make the workflow process
> amenable to the same controls as color. Several B&W (black ink) options
> employ some aspect of this strategy. For instance the MIS/Paul Roark option
> is a simple one which, although it requires using a “same as” CMS profile
> setting in Photoshop,  also involves a print driver setting of “no color
> adjustment” .  This allows the use of RGB curve files applied to the open
> image which in a broad sense functions in lieu of a profile selection in
> PrintSpace, providing data going to the printer altered to linearize the
> application of CcMmY ink position output.
> Snip >>>>>>
> 



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