Digital BW, The Print

I use the same workflow, but can't answer your question about
profiles.  

The key question for me is: what does QTR do with a profile embedded
in an image?

Most people who do not use Qimage are presumably printing from 8 bit
grayscale TIFFs.  Presumably, you'd have a dot gain profile embedded
in such an image.  Does QTR do anything with this?

Those of us preparing the TIFF for printing using Qimage will get
monochrome RGB TIFFs as input to QTR.  Should we embed a colour
profile in the image, i.e. will QTR take any notice of it?  If so,
which one?

My input images to Qimage are also monochrome RGB images, in AdobeRGB,
and at present I don't get Qimage to do any conversion or embed a
profile in the monochrome RGB TIFFs it creates for QTR. I don't know
if there is a more sensible approach than this.

So I was hoping that someone else woudl have an answer too.

In relation to other questions about workflow, I posted some more
detailed comments about page and image size recently in the Qimage
group.  You'll also find a *lot* of comments there about sharpening. 
You'll find some recent comments here about what PPI to set in qimage
for your output TIFF.

F_P


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "zdirk99"
<ausdlk@s...> wrote:
> 
> I am interested to know if anyone has published a workflow for 
> printing black & white prints on an Epson 2200 beginning in 
> PhotoShop, then processing a saved TIFF image file in Qimage, and 
> then finally printing the image saved to a file in Qimage using 
> QTRgui.
> 
> My questions center around the setting up of ICC/ICM profiles for 
> the display and printer (in both PS and Qimage and 16/8 bit image 
> conversion. I'm using the Epson EEM paper right now.
> 
> I am very new to digital black & white printing.
> 
> I have been able to produce decent 8x10s using my own guesses and 
> hunches but I wonder if someone with more experience has or can 
> share what they know.
> 
> My observation so far is that a Qimage processed print does appear 
> to have a slight edge in image sharpness when viewed with a 8x loupe
> (compared to the same image taken through just the PS -> QTRgui 
> path). However the sharper Qimage image has visibly less contrast 
> (not unacceptable but unexpected and noticeable).
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> David Keenan
> Austin, Texas