Digital BW, The Print

I'm starting to think it is the monitor too.  If my RBG is 0,0,0 then 
I know it will be the area that prints absolute black.  But the image 
as a whole may appear darker on the monitor because of the monitor.  

So the image is printing correctly for how it is set in PS, but the 
way it appears on-screen is inaccurate.  I'll play with the monitor 
tonight, but any advice on B+W monitor calibration?  From what I 
recollect, Clayton has said the need isn't necessarily the same as 
color (spyders, etc.)

Thanks to all.

MO


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones" 
<cj@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Mo,
> 
> >image profile DG 20%
> >printer profile same as source
> >gamma 1.8 or 2.2
> >all appear drastically ighter than the image on screen.  
> 
> Bob's question got me thinking...wondering if maybe your system is
> working properly, but perhaps something such as the particular
> monitor/graphics card combination is producing that result.  I'm not
> sure how much difference "drastically" means, but you might try
> assigning (not converting) a different image profile to lighten the
> screen image until it matches the print.  If you can actually 
achieve
> a match (with say DG15 or DG10) then maybe that's what your 
particular
> hardware requires.  Just a thought, won't hurt anything to try.
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
>