Digital BW, The Print

Lou,

Can you please tell me how you go about profiling for PFA?  I'm on OSX.

TIA,

peter

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Louis Dina" <
lbdina@c...> wrote:
> Steve,
> 
> I find Velvet Fine Art one of the best matte papers I have profiled 
> for Dmax, whether for color or B&W.  I can typically hit a Dmax of 
> 1.72 (L* of about 15), which is great for a matte paper.  Compared to 
> good glossy or luster media, it comes up weak, of course.  
> 
> Lou
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Kale 
> <stevekale@b...> wrote:
> > Only the output/printer profile is important.  The issue with VFA 
> is a lack
> > of dMax which eventually  people see as a lack of "contrast".
> > 
> > 
> > > From: krn_ptr <krn_ptr@y...>
> > > Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Date: Mon, 02 May 2005 18:33:36 -0000
> > > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [Digital BW] QTR tonal range
> > > 
> > > Hi Steve,
> > > 
> > > Yes I am using the QTR-Gray Matte Paper ICC profile, but I'm not 
> using Lab
> > > Gray as my gray space.  I found it didn't make any difference and 
> it darkened
> > > the screen image.
> > > 
> > > peter