Digital BW, The Print

>> My experience is that the ABW mode in every
case produces results with color toning. To avoid this I printed
with my European driver setting "GraySteps". The results are pretty good
and really neutral without any tone or hue!

Whether the non-ABW grayscale mode is neutral or not depends on a 
number of factors, such as the neutrality of the media you are printing 
on, and the media setting used. The AWB mode attempts to neutralize the 
ink/media combination by using a minimum of color ink to balance the 
gray inks at each level on the media in question. PrintFIX PRO extended 
gray profiles do a similar thing by measuring results at many levels, 
and producing an ICC profile that neutralizes at each level by using 
the necessary amount of color inks; the difference being it actually 
measures your output at each level, so its providing a custom blend to 
neutralize output.

C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision, Inc.
CDTobie@...
www.colorvision.com
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