Digital BW, The Print

Lou,

Thanks, didn't mean to duplicate your efforts. Your message didn't
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-Pieris
digital darkroom blog: http://www.pmb.net/darkroom

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "ldina"
<lbdina@c...> wrote:
> 
> Jim,
> 
> Here is a step by step for Windows XP Users.  
> 
> First, download Roy's Lab profiles and unzip them to your desktop.  
> Here is the link:
> 
> http://homepage.mac.com/royharrington/FileSharing2.html
> 
> After unzipping them, copy the files to the following directory:
> 
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\color
> 
> Sart photoshop and open a file, whether it be RGB or grayscale.  If 
> you like the tonality as it exists on your calibrated monitor, then 
> you will want to convert the file to the Lab Grayscale profile, as 
> follows:
> 
> Image > Mode > Convert to Profile > Gray-Lab.icc
> Be sure rendering intent is perceptual and black point compensation 
> is checked.  Now, you file has been converted to the generic gray
lab 
> space.  If you wish, edit the file in photoshop until you get it
the 
> way you want it.  When happy, save it with the embedded profile as
a 
> TIF, PSD or JPG file.  Now you have a "master" file which you can
use 
> to create a file for printing.
> 
> If you want to output to matte paper, do another conversion the
same 
> as above, but use the "Gray-Matte" profile, with perceptual and BPC 
> checked.  Save this and import it into QTR or IJC/OPM for printing.
> 
> If you wanted to send the file to glossy or semi gloss type paper, 
> use your master file and convert to the "Gray-Photo" profile, using 
> perceptual and BPC.  Save and import into QTR or IJC/OPM for
printing.
> 
> When printing from QTR or IJC/OPM, you will need to select the 
> appropriate profile for matte or glossy paper, and your other 
> settings as you usually do.  When the print comes off the printer,
it 
> should be a pretty close match from a tonality standpoint to what
you 
> saw on your calibrated monitor.   
> 
> Apparently, the Mac allows you to convert on the fly.  With Windows 
> you have to save the converted file first as documented above. 
Hope 
> that clarifies it.
> 
> Lou
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "jymbo4600" 
> <jymbo46@b...> wrote:
> > 
> > OK I am really confused (not a new state). I am using QTR on a 
> Windows
> > XP Pro box. And I really really want to try the QTR grey
matte/photo
> > settings. All of the workflows seem to be for the Mac version. 
> > 
> > 1. Where do I get the QTR Lab gray workspace? And where do I put
it
> > when I find it?
> > 
> > 2. How do I set it as my workspace?
> > 
> > 3.I need a step by step here as I am totally at sea. 
> > 
> > Mind you I have been getting great results with QTR for over a
month
> > and love it, but this seems to be an even better workflow.
> > 
> > Thanks for your patience.  Jim Weekes