Digital BW, The Print

Keith, Duane and Eric,

Thanks for your well considered replies (and nice clear description of
your workflow, Keith).  

It seems clear from these remarks that different artistic and
professional disciplines each have their own common usage for the
term.  This obviously can lead to the kind of misunderstanding that
launched this thread.  Seems to me that if the other arts can have
agreed upon definitions, the digital BW community can too, and it
would help to avoid misunderstandings such as this.

What do you think of a proposal, based upon common usage in this forum
over the years, that we agree that for purposes of good communication
the term "proof print" is synonymous with "test print", in the sense
that Keith described so well:  a temporary print, used only for
testing and decision making purposes. 

Digital inkjet printing has it's own unique workflow, different from
the darkroom and the other disciplines mentioned.  The term "proof" as
it has been commonly used here for years seems to fit our workflow
very well.  Keith's description really nails it.  What I'm proposing
is merely to semi-formalize the definition that has already evolved
here through common use.  Your thoughts gentlemen...


Regards,
Clayton


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