Digital BW, The Print

Peter-  

Thanks for that explanation.  And I assume that this profile could 
then also be used as the print space in the Soft Proof function?

Walt




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "bwbonkers" 
<PeterDLevis@a...> wrote:
> Hi Clayton
> 
> The script Carl is refering to is a small program named "QTR-
> Create-ICC" not the grey-readme.rtf file. On the Mac you should 
find 
> it in the EyeOne folder. You probably know this already but to use 
> the script do the following:
> 
> 1)Print the step-51-random.tiff using 'same as source' as print
> space.
> 
> 2)Measure with EyeOne and save file as a text file.
> 
> 3)Drag the saved text file onto the QTR-Create-ICC script.
> 
> Voila it will create a grey icc profile, same name as the saved 
text 
> file. In PS it will have QTR appended to it. Then use this instead 
> of 'same as source' as printer space.
> 
> I'm using Ilford pearl and gloss at the moment and the profile makes
> a noticable difference. At the next ink replacement comming up soon 
I 
> will try the mK cart and see what this baby does on matte papers.
> 
> Keep us posted with your experiences with this new printer, its 
> always interesting.
> 
> Peter.
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton 
Jones" 
> <cj@c...> wrote:
> > Carl,
> > 
> > >I've found that a custom gray icc profile, used  as the print 
> space  
> > >when using 3p papers with the Epson 2400 in ABW mode, 
> significantly  
> > >improves linearity and smoothness.  This is particularly true 
for  
> > >matte papers.  I use the QTR-Create-ICC script that Roy provides 
> in  
> > >the QTR 2.3 download package to make the gray icc print profiles.
> > 
> > Thanks for the tip.  I downloaded & installed 2.3.  By "script" 
do 
> you
> > mean the gray-readme.rtf file in the \icc folder, or do you mean a
> > script as in instructions for creating a custom profile?  The rtf 
> file
> > talks about using the canned profiles when printing with QTR, not
> > custom ones with Epson/ABW, so I'm not sure if this is what you
> > meant...can you clarify this?  Thanks.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Clayton
> > 
> > 
> > Info on black and white digital printing at    
> > http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm