Digital BW, The Print

In a message dated 9/20/06 11:16:57 AM, moodymz3@... writes:


> Is the shadow detail control a profile tweak to get better monitor-to-print
> matching, or is something more going on?  I presume the shadows look the way
> you want them to on the monitor, and the control gets the print closer to
> that look.
> 

Yes, since Spyder2PRO came out, I have been pretty happy with the level of 
shadow detail on my monitors, and the match to print with most gloss and luster 
media. Matte/Art papers continued to have a localized compression of the 
darkest tones that didn't match the screen, however. So a localized control to 
adjust this made sense. What is so satisfying is to tweak the shadow details +5 
points, just as an empirical guess on Museo Silver Rag, 'cause I didn't like the 
staight results, then to measure the 32 steps on prints through both the 
unadjusted and the adjusted profile (which looked "right" to my eye) and graph the 
L* results for both in Excel, and have the "skitip" at the dark end that 
shows clearly on the standard profile straightened out nicely by the adjustment. 
Sorry about the length of that last sentence, my enthusiasm is showing through <
G>

C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Business Unit
Datacolor Inc.
CDTobie@...
www.colorvision.com


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