Digital BW, The Print

Paul,

>Interesting.  Do you have a write-up of your approach on the web?  
>I'd like to give it a try to see if we're getting to the same 
>place with all this.

Yes, go here and look at article #4

    http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm


>seems a curves set can do not only that but also the print-to-
>monitor matching.  So, I'm trying to see how many birds I can get 
>with this one stone -- a curves set that corrects for any number of
>variables that have caused the "canned" curves and solutions to fail
>for some users.  

Only problem I see with this is it would make the curves much more
complex, and you would be forced to deal with it every time you work
on an image.  I have found that once you figure out the "sweet spot"
for your setup, the document profile that gives best WYSIWYG (in my
case a simple DG-type 18% curve), you can pretty much set it and
forget about it.  Then an adjustment curve in an image is purely a
photographic exercise.  You can think in terms of traditional
S-curves.  I never have to think about profiling and such when I work.
 The only remaining issue is adjusting for different papers after the
proof is done, and that is discussed in the article as well.  I've
found it to be a very easy thing to deal with.

Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm