Digital BW, The Print

Roy, Steve,

Ok then I'll stop data focussing... Just adjust my data in PM5 file 
to get dot vs comma.
Now how do you advise to soft proofing : from say the grey file G2.2. 
I should go of course display->soft-proof (this is a translation of a 
French PS) and go perceptual BPC on, and white paper on (which also 
turns black in on unless wrong) in the small soft proofing setting 
window ? Edit from there and ultimately convert to the QTR ICC 
profile before the printing.

Does this make sense ?

Also, I tried to edit the dark end of the curve in PS : this is 
really a nasty piece of work, the 90-100% is hell !!! Is there any 
way to deblock shadows except harsh editing ? The only other thing I 
found was to assign my grey G2.2 file with an dot15% profile, convert 
it to QTR ICC and then apply a curve remapping 50 at 50 (well 
plotting 38 at 50 in a PS curve)and 60 at 78 . I haven't printed yet 
to see real results. But does this sound stupid ?

Thanks for your help.

Olivier