Digital BW, The Print

In the absence of a reply from anyone more knowledgeable I'll try to help
with your question.  I have the Eye One and am considering purchasing
PrintFix Pro 2 for its Black & White profiling capabilities.

Sadly I think the answer as to which one is best is that it depends on
exactly how you are intending to print, with or without a RIP.  If you are
going to use a RIP then I suggest you choose whichever spectro integrates
best with the RIP software, that was why I chose the Eye One because it
integrates with both Bowhaus IJC and with QTR.  Similarly if your chosen RIP
has a CMYK workflow for color then the Eye One would be a good choice (with
the appropriate software).

If you are not going to use a RIP then I suspect that for color printing the
two packages are on a par, however for black and white PrintFix Pro 2 is
undoubtedly better as it has additional color charts that allow it to
produce specific black and white profiles.  This is unique in my experience,
certainly amongst the affordable profiling packages.  You will find many
posts here discussing this functionality posted by C D Tobie.

Best of luck with your choice.

David Whistance

 -----Original Message-----
From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of gcwagner
Sent: 26 January 2007 03:47
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Monitor / Printer / Paper Profile



  Thanks for the advice on the Gretag Eye One Design. Does anyone have any
  recommendations the Gretag Eye One Photo or the Color Vision Pro 2 for
  making paper profiles in Black and White and color?
  Gary W.

  -----Original Message-----
  From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
  [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Greg
  Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 9:03 AM
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Monitor / Printer / Paper Profile

  Messages in this topic (6) My advice:

  Do not under any circumstance by the Design and expect it to make a
  decent printer profile!

  I own it (bought it only for the spectro), and the 45 patches that it
  uses will not make a decent printer profile on any paper that I tried.
  You should be able to use the spectro with the free Argyll CMS
  software, but I haven't tried it yet. If you find a used Design for a
  really good price, then it might be worth adding the full RGB or CMYK
  module to make real profiles.

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