Digital BW, The Print

In a message dated 9/17/06 1:42:54 PM, shileshjani@... writes:


> More Qs: Does this mean specific profiles will be created for only
> b/w printing? When will this system be available?
> 
You will be able to augment any PrintFIX PRO 2.0 color profile (including 
existing PrintFIX PRO v1 measurement sets, if you don't wish to rebuild from 
scratch) with the additional gray and near gray data for higher precision B&W or 
Tinted B&W printing. You will also be able to build "Tinted Profiles" where you 
can incorporate tints, cross tints, ramping of graytones to paper white, and 
other such details. That way you can take a neutral RGB or grayscale image, 
and preview it via such a profile to determine if that particular tint set, on 
that particular paper, will be a good match for the image, then adjust the 
image visually to optimize it for that combination (if necessary), then print the 
image through the tinted profile to result in a tinted print. Some users 
prefer tinted output from grayscale files, others prefer working with RGB files, 
tinting in photoshop, then printing through a universal profile. So PrintFIX PRO 
2.0 will support both workflows, plus the crossover where you determine your 
optimal tints in Photoshop, as a curve set, then once you have it finalized, 
import that curve set into PrintFIX PRO and build it into your profile, so that 
you no longer need to apply it to each image, you can just print through the 
profile that incorporates it.

As to the timeframe: the product should be available for beta next month, and 
available for general download not too long after that. Thats the English 
language version; we always have to play catch-up with the international version, 
once the English one is finalized. Anyone who is already on the PrintFIX beta 
list will be included in this beta test. Anyone already owning PrintFIX PRO, 
and interested in testing this version can contact me OFF LIST with your full 
name and contact info, and I will sign you up for the v2 beta.

C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Business Division
DataColor Inc.
CDTobie@...
www.colorvision.com


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