Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Kale
<stevekale@b...> wrote:
>
> I would not consider 140 low.

Nor would I, which is why I stated "no higher than 140". You'd be
amazed at how many LCD users insist that 300-350 cd/m2 is the
_minimum_ white luminance that they could ever consider using (in
discussions about printing WYSIWYG). They eventually "come around" to
using values quite a bit lower, but only after much agonizing over
prints that are "too dark".

What motivated my comment was that your advice (i.e., to just follow
"instructions in the i1 software") appeared a bit cavalier about the
luminance level and carried, IMHO, an implication that it was of
relatively minor importance. Sorry if I misinterpreted your comment.


>At a D50 white point, my Apple 23in HD Cinema Display
> barely pulls 115...WYSIWYG is much more related to white point than
> luminance.

But now you've _explicitly_ made what I believe to be a dubious
assertion. Of course the white point is very important--all the more
so if one is printing _only_ in B&W . However as a general aspect of
WYSIWYG, the luminance level will certainly not be as minor a
consideration as you seem to imply (again). 

>  Either way, as a starting point GM probably know something about
> the issue and without a good reason for doing otherwise I would
>suggest following their advice.

Ahh, "as a starting point", yes, now we can fully agree.

Phil