Digital BW, The Print

This conversion to QTR gray matte, is that done in PS? or in the 
QTRgui?
--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "k2kv" 
<js@r...> wrote:
> 
> I believe what Steve/Blizzie is referring to is the common 
practice 
> of changing first from RGB to Lab mode, and selecting only the 
> Lightness channel, eliminating the other two channels, and then 
> changing mode to grayscale mode, as a method of "converting" to 
b/w.
> 
> Another answer to this question might be:
> 
> No, Steve, it does not matter what method you use to convert to 
> monochrome. Use whatever works best for you. However, you will 
need 
> to "convert" again (as a final step) to the QTR print space, i.e., 
> QTR gray matte, etc. just prior to printing via QTR.
> 
> Hope that helps,
> 
> Jeff
> http://pbase.com/k2kv
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Kale 
> <stevekale@b...> wrote:
> > They are not using it to convert to monochrome.  Rather they are 
> using it as
> > their monochrome workspace and then using perceptual rendering 
to 
> convert
> > their B&W document from their workspace to their relevant print 
> space.  You
> > are still missing the last valuable step.
> > 
> > 
> > > From: Steve <blizzie12@y...>
> > > Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 01:02:53 -0000
> > > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Subject: [Digital BW] Conversion to Greyscale Methods
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > From what I've been reading, a lot of people in this forum 
using 
> the
> > > QTR software use the Lab-to-grayscale method in PS to convert 
> their
> > > images to monochrome. Is this method suggested when using the 
> QTR?
> > > I only ask because I never use that method, instead I use 
Petteri
> > > Sulonen's (black & white negative with tonal controls)
> > > 
> > > 
> 
http://194.100.88.243/petteri/pont/How_to/n_Digital_BW/a_Digital_Blac
> k_
> > > and_White.html
> > > 
> > > So by the time I get my image into the QTRgui, it's pretty 
much 
> where
> > > I want to be. 
> > > 
> > > Does my method of monochrome conversion create limitations?
> > >