Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tyler Boley" 
<tyler@t...> wrote:
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Kale 
<stevekale@b...> 
> wrote:
> >
> > That gets a bit circular doesn't it? The first question is does 
the scaling
> > make sense and then the second is whether the soft proof 
implementation was
> > done correctly.  One could get a match between display and print 
but still
> > not have a visually appealing result in print.
> 
> Lost me there. It seems to me the point of much of this (I admitt 
to ADD with regard to 
> this thread) is to get to a point of wysiwyg. When that is in 
order, now it's up to you to 
> make it pleasing. That's the way it's working here anyway.
> 
> ...
> > I still have a tough time with the soft proofs though.  The black 
point
> > shift on screen seems excessive....
> ...
> > (BTW it is interesting to note that the dynamic range we can 
achieve in B&W
> > on photo paper now exceeds a quality display.  You can't soft 
proof the
> > print range!)
> 
> I think you can (or get very close), and soft-proof's 
implementation needs a little more 
> work. I think it's conceptually sound.
> Tyler
>