Digital BW, The Print

I do use it occasionally but generally find that the portrayal of the lower
black point appears exaggerated (be it with a QTR profile or otherwise).  I
tend now to simply get the image looking good on screen and then print with
the profile.  No "print curves" necessary.


> From: wwodets <odets@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 18:28:14 -0000
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Create ICC Profile  (was 2400 ABW and QTR)
> 
> Steve-  If the resulting profile is useful for PS color management, I
> assume it could be used as the printing space for the Soft Proof
> function in PS.  Do you do this?  Do you find that useful?  How
> predictive of the print is the screen view doing that?
> 
> Many thanks,
> Walt
> 
> 
> 
>> There are parts of QTR that are not part of the RIP which can help
> the Epson
>> driver output.  I am referring to the QTR Create ICC module.  This,
> however,
>> requires you to have an Eye-One Photo (or similar device - Roy is
> working on
>> expanding the devices and data formats the module can handle).  If
> you own
>> such a device then I would definitely check this aspect of QTR
> out.  It
>> essentially profiles the luminance of the greyscale output of your
>> printer/driver combination and so let's you tap into Photoshop's
> Colour
>> Management ability to manage the luminance compression from file to
> print.
>