Digital BW, The Print

If soft proofing a B&W image to a matte print space you would, in most
instances, see quite a large change - definitely if your image uses the full
range of your workspace (ie the full histogram).  Do you check "simulate ink
black" for B&W and "simulate paper white" for colour work?  If you don't you
are not seeing the impact of reduced black and duller white.


> From: dlruckus <dlruckus@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 20:01:07 -0000
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: soft proofing wasCM conversions was Re: [Digital BW] Quadtone RIP
> Faded print
> 
> 
> 
> Hi.
> Question in regard to these issues.
> 
> When first beginning use of soft proofing, I was astounded to see that
> ,when I had a file fully prepared for printing, the onscreen
> appearance between views when switching the proofing view on and off
> was not really all that much different aside from, of course, the
> lessor dynamic range of the proof view. Presumably that is the whole
> point of softproofing and what is being seen are the actual file
> modifications for that particular paper/ink/printer profile.
> 
> Is this the same as others experience with softproofing?
> 
> I also assume that one should always retain a master nee: unadjusted
> file and work with copies so as to avoid future difficulties if forced
> to switch paper/ink/printer etc.
> 
> Thanks.
> Duane