Digital BW, The Print

When I say luminance management I mean a luminance managed (single axis
colour managed) workflow.  QTR Create ICC creates what one might call a
lopsided ICC profile.  For the soft proofing leg there is full colour
information.  On the PCS to Device leg there is only luminance axis
management.  The profiles are used for soft proofing AND for printing, in
like manner to a full colour managed workflow.  One creates a profile for
each set of Adv B&W parameters.  Of course there are an infinite number of
combinations but most settle on a few quite quickly.  In addition, the
light/dark and other luminance axis variables in the driver are redundant.
Pick one set and stick with them.  Better to edit in PS than in the driver.


> From: <CDTobie@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:18:16 EST
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] [Epson-R2400] softproofing in advanced B&W
> 
> 
> In a message dated 1/13/06 5:17:06 AM, stevekale@... writes:
> 
> 
>> You can use the ICC profile that's
>> created to give you full colour soft proofing and luminance management when
>> printing. I would not use the approach described below because it doesn't
>> help you with luminance management when you actually go to print.
>> 
> You would have to build differing print-preview profiles at differing
> luminance slider settings to contol that with standard printer profiles of the
> type 
> I'm describing. There are also viewing light luminance and temperature color
> settings that could be used in preview matching...
> 
> C. David Tobie
> Product Technology Manager
> ColorVision Business Unit
> Datacolor Inc.
> CDTobie@...
> www.colorvision.com