Digital BW, The Print

(e) create a QTR ICC profile for the Adv B&W settings you use.  If you do
not have a spectrophotometer or densitometer perhaps you could send a
printed target to someone that can read it for you.


> From: garethjolly <garethjolly@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 00:21:08 -0000
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Digital BW] Epson Advanced B&W workflow with non Epson papers
> 
> I'm trying to establish a workflow using Epson advanced B&W and
> Hahnmuele photo rag and am having the age old problem of matching
> screen to print output.  (my screen is calibrated, incidentally)
> 
> At this stage, I don't want to use an RIP or another Epson printing
> mode.  (maybe later on, but I tend to think that if I have the
> Advanced B&W mode, which seems to be capable of pretty good results, I
> may as well use it...)
> 
> There seem to be a few options - including
> 
> (a) the fine tradition of trial and error - tweaking the imaging using
> the Advanced B&W controls & other controls (such as the paper type,
> tone (normal, dark, darker etc)  (any thoughts on settings, BTW?  What
> paper type should I use, for example?)
> 
> (b) printing with the 'canned' Hahnmuele photo rag ICC profile
> (through Print Preview, Let Photoshop determine the colours etc, then
> using Advanced B&W)
> 
> (c) creating a custom ICC by printing out a 21 step wedge then
> matching it by eye to the monitor (as per Paul Roark's guide at
> http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/Monitor-Profiling.htm )then using (b).
> (But I can't seem to get the curve to preview properly despite
> checking the preview button... using Cs2 for windows)
> 
> (d) as a final desperate possibility, create a custom curve and simply
> loading it prior to printing...
> 
> Incidentally, can you proof on the lower GSM Hahnmuele photo rag, with
> a view to printing the finals on the 308gsm paper?
> 
> Thanks in advance
> Gareth