Digital BW, The Print

I don't see why there would be any real difference, isn't the 'abw 
mode' essentially a fancier more precise set of color controls? The 
driver in both cases is the same, isn't it?

Steven Karafyllakis

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, CDTobie@... 
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> In a message dated 11/17/06 5:33:21 PM, cj@... writes:
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> > Well, so much for that.? I just printed an image with ABW and RGB
> > drivers and viewing with a 6x loupe and also a 3200 dpi scan see 
no
> > real difference in dither, dot size, resolution, etc.
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> That was pretty much what I found, which was one reason I was 
willing to move 
> to the color mode for B&W work. I'm not convinced the blend is 
identical, but 
> the visual results at viewing distance and metamerism (or lack 
thereof) are 
> certainly equivalent.
> 
> C. David Tobie
> Product Technology Manager
> ColorVision Business Unit
> Datacolor Inc.
> CDTobie@...
> www.colorvision.com
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