Digital BW, The Print

Maybe - assuming the process of LUT adjustment and a standard profile is net
net better than simply a good custom profile.  But alas the key issue for
this group is that it is IMO unlikely to really assist B&W.


> From: Bob Frost <bob@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 18:33:48 +0100
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Color Management without instruments (T vs PR )
> 
> Steve,
> 
> Not so sure about your pessimism. The Epson profiles are made for them by
> X-rite, and are probably made with equipment and expertise that are not
> available to most of us. So calibrating our printers so that they make best
> use of those top-quality Epson profiles means that we might get far better
> results than trying to make decent custom profiles ourselves with far less
> expertise and probably lesser equipment and software.
> 
> Agree with you that it doesn't do anything for B&W if you are using the AB&W
> option. Whether it would improve B&W in color mode (for those wanting to use
> color and B&W in a print) remains to be seen.
> 
> Bob Frost.
>