Digital BW, The Print

thanks Paul.  Everything is working great now.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" <paul.roark@v...> 
wrote:
> I just changed #7 to indicate that it is the Profiles list where you'll find
> the new custom dot gain curve.  After you select that, the "Preserve Color
> Numbers" should be able to be checked.  You have to select the new profile
> before the box becomes active.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com 
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marcus [mailto:marcus@l...] 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 2:42 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] For Paul/creating a gamma curve for soft proofing
> 
> 
> 
> Great, that answers my biggest concern.  Now I just need to know about this
> one for step 
> # 7.  
> 
> Instructions read.....7.    Now you are back at the image file you had
> originally opened. Go 
> to View, Proof Setup, Custom.  The new curve you made should be in the list,
> probably at 
> the bottom –Select it.  Then check "Preserve Color Numbers."  The image on
> the monitor
> should then look like it did while you were making the curve.  Hit OK.
> 
> 
> My questions is, I am unable to check "preserve color number" because it is
> grayed out.
> Am I doing something wrong? Also, what should the intent be set
> to...perceptual,
> absolute colorimetric or one of the other?
> 
> And for anyone that has not tried this profiling method, you should try it
> because it is 
> saving me from buying an expensive calibration device and I am not waisting
> paper any 
> more.  THANK YOU PAUL FOR GIVING US THIS VALUABLE PIECE OF INFORMATION.
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
> <paul.roark@v...> 
> wrote:
> > The procedure for profiling the monitor is at
> > http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/Monitor-Profiling.htm .
> > 
> > Marcus, I have not had time to look at the questions you asked.  It does
> not
> > work with RGB files, however.  I always edit my images in grayscale and
> save
> > them before converting to RGB for printing through a curve.
> > 
> > Paul
> > www.PaulRoark.com
> 
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