Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "johnglodge" 
Nope still does not work, changing the device class to mntr does not
fix it. But all the other working spaces I have have an XYZ PCS rather
than Lab PCS (with output profiles I have seen both).

...John



<john.lodge@s...> wrote:
> 
> ...Not related to Qimage but:
> 
> the device class of the gray-lab.icc profile is "output" rather than
> "display" it should not be able to be used as a working space except
> by applications that are bending the rules.
> 
> To be generally used as a working space the device class needs to be
> changed to "display".
> 
> 
> ...John
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Roy Harrington"
> <roy@h...> wrote:
> > 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tom Husband" 
> > <thusband@s...> wrote:
> > > 
> > > Anybody using the new QTR gray-matte or photo printer profiles when
> > > printing to file with Qimage?  I don't think it's possible as Q
> > > converts the image to rgb and then chokes on the gray-matte
profile. 
> > > I had to print to file as rgb without a profile and then take it
in to
> > > Photoshop to convert to grayscale and add the gray-matte profile. 
> > > Then I could print with QTR.
> > > 
> > > We really need to convince Mike Chaney to add grayscale printing
> > > capability to Qimage.
> > > 
> > > I like the results though awkward as it is.
> > > 
> > > Tom
> > 
> > 
> > Seems like there ought to be an easier way.  I have to learn more
> about the
> > details of what Qimage is doing.  When you have a grayscale image in
> > Qimage and want to print it -- can you, do you have to pick an RGB 
> > profile for printing when you are sending it to a file?  
> > I'm trying to figure out how much color management is going on and if
> > you have control over it.
> > 
> > Roy