Digital BW, The Print

In a message dated 4/8/07 5:05:07 PM, corkie@... writes:


> I have an Epson R2400. When I use the ABW I get great
> B&W prints, but it's not the same as I just converted on the screen.
> 
There is no ICC-based color management with Epson's AWB (or any of the new B&
W printer functions in the various brands). To get that type of control you 
need an ICC profile that you can use for softproofing.

> Do I need to use the 'color' function for those particular B&W's?
> 
For any B&W or tinted B&W where you want to use visual adjustment of either 
the densities or the tonality (or both) an ICC profile-based solution is most 
effective.

>  I'm
> wasting a lot of expensive paper.
> 
Which was the biggest arguement for ICC-based solutions for color printing; 
now the same goes for B&W and tinted B&W.

>  Will the printer print B&W from any
> old color image that is not converted?
> 
No knowing what you will get if you toss a full color image at any B&W output 
mode. But a desaturated B&W is predictable, previewable, and a perfectly 
legitimate way to print B&W or tinted B&W.

>  Did I waste my money and time
> on a B&W conversion plug-in for Photoshop?
> 
No, not necessarily. I use a wide range of methods to convert my images to 
either neutral RGB, grayscale, or tinted RGB, then use PrintFIX PRO 2.0 gray 
augmented ICC profiles to print to the latest Epson, HP, and Canon printers.

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



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