Digital BW, The Print

I think you are right Steve.  Adding color management to the B&W workflow
is the key.  I like the Gray Lab for scans with no other implied profile but
any of them in 16bit mode are fine.

That Cocoa stuff is a lot to learn.  It's very nice looking but the fact that it 
isn't Mac and PC makes it less attractive.  I'm putting my efforts into a cross 
platform solutions.

Roy



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Kale <stevekale@b...> 
wrote:
> No not at all but I was suggesting that if you have a colour managed
> workflow there is no advantage to using QTR-Gray Lab (if you want to see Lab
> values you can of course have them in the info palette) and hence it is the
> greyscale ICC profiles that are the gain not the additional potential
> workspace.  
> 
> Many many people, I suspect though, still have a "no colour management"
> workflow for B&W and hence the issue of aligning the workspace to the
> printer output is a relevant issue.  I've made no secret of my belief that
> Roy's program for generating a greyscale profile could be expanded greatly
> in its application, eg to those using a black only workflow.
> 
> (I even potted around with C++ and Cocoa programming for a bit to see how
> difficult it would be to expand on the idea/program.  While I got the basics
> and could write a few basic programs, I can tell you I now have a new found
> respect for those who write even the simplest of programs these days!!!
> Things have changed since I learnt Cobol at university.  :-)  Trying to
> understand the nuances of the ICC profile spec is one thing.  Programming it
> is a whole different kettle of fish!!  Again, I thank Roy for his generosity
> in making available his skill.)
>