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Re: Gray Lab working space question

2005-03-06 by ferdinand_paris

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Roy Harrington"
<roy@h...> wrote:
> I don't know for sure about ImagePrint but the Gray Lab is just
> another grayspace like gray gamma 2.2 or dotgain 25% etc.  As long
> as you are print in a color managed environment you ought to be
> able to use any of the grayspaces.   With QuadToneRIP is you print
> using Gray Matte/Photo the color management will be converting from
> whatever grayspace you are editing in to the print space,  I imaging
> IP will be doing the same thing.
> 
> Roy

Roy

What advantage do you see in editing B&W photos in the gray-lab space
compared to other working spaces - like gamma 2.2 or aRGB - when the
image is going to be converted again anyway - to gray-matte - for
printing.

F_P

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