Digital BW, The Print

On Jul 16, 2005, at 5:46 AM, hkbenji wrote:

> Hi all, I hope that someone might be able to help me...
>
> For BW, I use a hp 7960 printer with the grey cartridge. I'm very
> interested in creating icc profiles for that printer, so Roy's new
> stand-alone application seems to be perfect for that. I'm just having
> a few problems getting it right.
>
> OK, so first - printing the QTR-21 gray target; should I use the
> embedded 2.2Gamma profile or discard it and print as a untagged gray
> file?
Whatever gray workspace you prefer - gamma 2.2 or QTR gray which is  
what I use
> Then, using Photoshops print with preview - I should set it up
> as "No Color Management", yes?
Yes
> Next, scanning of the target, appears to be working fine.
>
> Then, linearizing - I'm a bit lost here; I assume this requires the
> use of the actual QTR program? I've never used QTR before, so I'll
> have to do some reading up on that one.
You have to assume that your HP output is linear or near linear.  You  
can't use QTR.
>
> Assuming I've got the linearization done, and got the icc-file; do I
> use that on a grayscale or RGB file?
grayscale
> If grayscale, what Gamma?
doesn't matter, but use the grayspace you used to make the icc
> Can I
> use it to Soft-Proof? If so, do I use the Perceptual Rendering Intent
> or something else?
Yes, perceptual.
>
> How about in the Print with Preview Setup - Perceptual or Relative
> Col.?
In print with preview just select the icc profile under printer space  
and use perceptual
>
> Many Thanks for your help!
>
> Ben
>
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