Digital BW, The Print

I just took a look at PS Elements 3 for Mac.  Adobe RGB (and by implication
GG2.2) is the colour space used when you select full colour management which
is "optimized for printing".  Limited Color Management is "optimized for the
web" and so, obviously, sRGB is used as the workspace.  It does not say what
workspace is used for No Color Management but it must set one, most likely
either sRGB or Adobe RGB :-).  It has to set a default workspace else it can
not colour manage the display leg for untagged documents.  I very doubt that
Adobe would rely on the OS for this default workspace and instead choose one
of sRGB or Adobe RGB.

Note that in all the screen grabs on Jeff Schewe's review of the R2400's Adv
B&W he is printing documents tagged as Adobe RGB.  Makes a lot of sense.
There is no doubt in my mind that if Epson thought their driver was
expecting DG20 documents that Jeff (a beta tester) would know about it.
This thing expects Adobe RGB/GG2.2.


> From: Paul Roark <paul.roark@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 12:02:07 -0800
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Re: Comparison: K3 versus Ultrachrome inks on
> Semi-Matte + ImagePri
> 
> Steve,
> 
>> ...  I don't think you can ever look at a step wedge on
>> your display without colour management.
>> Even with "colour management off"
>> in PS a step wedge is still colour managed to the display.
> 
> Yes, that is what I've heard also -- the monitor is always "color managed."
> 
> But, where is it coming from or set?
> 
>> Open a
>> non-tagged step wedge and choose not to colour manage it.
>> The image on your display still reflects your workspace.
> 
> Where is that workspace set if not in Photoshop's "color settings?"
> 
> When I go to print an Untagged grayscale in Elements with "No Color
> Management" checked, the Source space is "Untagged Gray."  It displays and
> prints just like GG 2.2.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com