Digital BW, The Print

Dear Hans,

Out of curiosity, are you assigning Gamma to 1.8 and, or 2.2
to your image, when saving your image file in PS?

Try this and see if it works...

Open your file, edit with Gamma 2.2 assigned to the image,
so it looks right to your eyes on the calibrated monitor, but
save the file ³without² the assigned gamma setting.

Print your file...

The print should look close to what you see on your monitor.

If it is still too dark, edit the file with Gamma 1.8 assigned
to the image, save the image file ³without² the assigned
gamma setting.

Print your file...

The print should look close to what you see on your monitor.

I am not an expert, but I had a problem similar to this issue
with another RIP, and I found out that the RIP had a default
gamma setting of 2.2, therefore making my images print
darker than expected.  This took forever to figure out.

Removing the assigned gamma in the image, while saving,
but using the assigned gamma while editing solved my problem.

So, to be clear on this suggestion, edit the image in the
gamma of your choice on the screen, remove the assigned
gamma from the image after editing, save the file without
the assigned gamma, and print the image file.

Try this and see if it works...


jim k






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