Digital BW, The Print

What happens if you try to do a soft proof of PK ink on photo paper?

(What you are in effect saying is that you get a black point shift from
Simulate Black Ink that hits the mark in one case but not in another. And
this over relatively small differences - 7% visual density - in black.)


> From: Steve Kale <stevekale@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 09:46:13 +0100
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Conversation: [Digital BW] Re: Simulate Ink Black . . .
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Simulate Ink Black . . .
> 
> Walt
> 
> I think you are going round in circles here.  I very much doubt that a
> combination that produces a dMax of L*16.5 or so gives you a match but a
> combination with an L* of 13.9 doesn't.  Especially when your display is
> capable of producing both (and stronger) blacks.  I guess you see what you
> see but it's rather illogical.  You use an i1 right?  Take a look at the
> contents of your i1 monitor profile to se what the latent black of your
> display is.
> 
> Steve 
> 
> 
>> From: wwodets <odets@...>
>> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
>> Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 02:51:45 -0000
>> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
>> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Simulate Ink Black . . .
>> 
>> Roy-
>> 
>> It's very weak compared to the same ink on VFA.  On HPR it looks more
>> or less like the soft proof with simulate ink black checked.
>> 
>> Walt