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Re: [Digital BW] Re: QTR: Great Tool ... no casts, But

2005-02-14 by guy washburn

Sarah,

With PSCS on XPpro, the GrayLab space shows up in the
list for image>mode>convert but doesn't under "Color
Settings". Is there someplace else I have to copy the
GrayLab file to in order to make it show up in the
"Color Settings" list?

Guy
--- jessupsa <sjessup@...> wrote:

> 
> 
> Johnny,
> The method you describe certainly works, but it can
> be even more streamlined. If 
> you generally use the "Gray Lab" for your B&W work,
> you can just change your gray 
> settings in the Photoshop "Color Settings" area to
> "Gray Lab." Then you won't even 
> have to bother with the Convert to profile step. As
> soon as you're in grayscale, 
> you're in Gray Lab. The end results should be the
> same.
> Sarah
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com,
> "Johnny Eades" 
> <jeades1@s...> wrote:
> > 
> >snip> 
> > Roy has created a gray working space to enable
> softproofing from the 
> > working gray workspace. Download from Roy's
> website the two QTR-Gray 
> > Lab and QTR-Gray Lab Matte/Photo files. After you
> have image ready to 
> > convert to Grayscale, go to Image>Mode>Convert to
> profile and choose 
> > the Gray Lab; then immediately after converting it
> to Gray Lab; 
> > convert it AGAIN to Gray Lab Matte to have final
> access to your soft 
> > proofing procedure. Further adjustments can be
> done to the image 
> > before saving and printing. The results from the
> BP/WP testing can be 
> > put into a curve that can be applied to the
> Grayscale image (Gray Lab 
> > or Gray Lab Matte/Photo) and the resulting image
> will print with the 
> > minimum amout of ink to show total black on the
> paper used and the 
> > maximum amount of ink to show total white. I hope
> your results will 
> > please and surprise you. Mine surely did when I
> followed this system.
> > 
> > Your friend in Photography,
> > 
> > Johnny
> 
> 
> 
> 


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