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Re: Epson K3 inks and Advanced B&W mode

2006-10-14 by mbutler355

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "cynthiam_in_fl" <4merzers@...> 
wrote:
>
> Hello Clayton 
> > Another thing to keep in mind (and this is the part
> > referred to in the earlier articles [someone reading the 2400 
> > article by itself may miss this]) is that these settings assume an 
> > image is worked up using DG20 (or something close to that, I use 
> > DG18) as the image profile.  Whatever BW conversion technique is 
> > used, when the final conversion to grayscale mode is done, the 
> >image is converted with the profile that is specified for grayscale 
> >in the Color Settings window. 
>  
> I may have missed something key, here.  After doing my BW conversion 
> in Photoshop and all other adjustments, should I be saving a 
> grayscale version of the file by going to Image, mode, grayscale and 
> send a grayscale image to the printer?
> 
> Have been doing lots of experimentation.  Feels like my house is 
> being overrun by 4x6 B&W printouts!
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Cynthia
>

I'll add my plea for help. I don't want to hijack Cynthia, but I sense that were at about the 
same spot on the learning curve, maybe.

You have to be in rgb to use abw, right? Plus, I can't seem to get my r2400 to give me the 
option of vfa. it's grayed out. I'm missing something, too. Probably pretty obvious, but I 
think I've followed your articles to the letter.

Thanks much,
Mike

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