Digital BW, The Print

The main issue here is that you can't get a color target printed from ABW so you
can't create a color RGB profile from standard color profiling software. An ICC profile
that was truly grayscale but RGB format should (I think) work just fine.

Which leads to the question whether there are many who would use an rgb version
of QTR-Create-ICC ?

Roy

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "scott_now_coming" 
<scott_now_coming@y...> wrote:
>
> I agree witht the fact that profiles don't work in ABW. I have to 
> turn off profiles in QImage when I use ABW.
> 
> However, when printing an RGB file in "color" mode, a profile should 
> work with a "grayscale" RGB file.
> 
> (When , for example, you convert a grayscale image to RGB)
> 
> Scott
> 
> -- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Kale 
> <stevekale@b...> wrote:
> >
> > ~I doubt he was wrong.  The colour profiles don't profile the 
> printer in Adv
> > B&W mode even if it's using all the colour inks.  Completely 
> different
> > engine.
> > 
> > 
> > > From: scott_now_coming <scott_now_coming@y...>
> > > Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 21:08:55 -0000
> > > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Epson Premium Printer Profiles for B&W 
> Printing
> > > 
> > > Interesting.
> > > 
> > > If you're printing a RGB file and using all of the inks (black and
> > > colors), I don't see why the profiles won't work.
> > > 
> > > It's possible ol' Sean is mistaken.
> > > 
> > > Scott
> > > 
> > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Donald 
> Johnson"
> > > <donald.johnson8@a...> wrote:
> > >> 
> > >> Note that in the following announcement Epson clearly indicates
> > > that in most
> > >> cases use of their premium ICC Printer Profiles for the R2400 
> will
> > > provide
> > >> more accurate color and black and white print quality......
> > >> Premium ICC Printer Profiles
> > >> Epson Stylus® Photo R2400
> > >> The following ICC profiles are provided by Epson America, Inc. 
> free
> > > of
> > >> charge and are supported in the Printer Basics Manual only. They
> > > have been
> > >> produced by Epson America's color management team for our 
> customers
> > > who are
> > >> using the Epson Stylus Photo R2400. In most cases, these premium 
> ICC
> > >> profiles will provide more accurate color and black-and-white 
> print
> > > quality
> > >> than with the standard profiles already shipping with every 
> printer.
> > >> 
> > >> When I asked Epson how these profiles could be used to improve 
> B&W
> > > print
> > >> quality this is the answer I received:
> > >> 
> > >> Subject: Re: 20051130192212:PCInkjet
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> Thank you for contacting the Epson Connection.
> > >> 
> > >> Unfortunately, ICC profiles would not assist you with black and
> > > white
> > >> printing, as the ICC profiles are for color printing. Since you 
> are
> > > not
> > >> printing in color the profiles would not assist you.
> > >> 
> > >> Sean L
> > >> Epson Connection
> > >
> >
>