Digital BW, The Print

Hi Daniel. I'm afraid you have picked a most difficult area to deal
with. Using a scanner to profile paper and inks to your printer for
color is difficult enough though marginally possible. However the
difficulties exponentially expand when trying to balance colors over
the neutral and near neutral tones. Even using a spectro with profile
software to do this is very very hard. The PGP spectro package spoken
of here by some apparently has special functionality set up to do this
very thing and is well spoken of. It also would greatly enhance your
color profiles as well. (Note that I do not use one and have no
financial interest in the plug.)

Another method you might try is to use QTR's capabilities to
accomplish the same thing. You would need to learn how to use QTR's
curve creation capabilities and blend in colors to get your toned
B&Ws. That can be done. In all events, it will be some work on your
part to accomplish what you need.

Sorry if this isn't good news for you. Most of us at one time have
been down the road you are traveling.

Regards
Duane




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Daniel Bourgade"
<d.bourgade@...> wrote:
>
> Hi every body,
> I'm a news comer in this group that has been recommended to me, 
> after a first reading of some topics I'm sure that someone in this 
> group will be able to help me.
> I'm working at the calibration of my color workflow, my tools.
> Soft: Monaco EZ color
> Screen prob: Optix XR
> Scanner : Epson Perfection 4490
> Printer ; Epson R2400
> 
> My problem:
> When I'm doing my profiles for paper/ink combination using my 
> scanner, the profile gives a magenta cast to my grey scale. the 
> Print after calibration is thus magenta (red) and a little to dark.
> Is some one experience the same problem, and more of all found a 
> solution?
> 
> The problem is the same for the color printing.
> X rite tells that the OB of the paper is the reason but does not 
> give solution. (actually my tests with other paper gives similar 
> results)
> Of course I'm using QTRip for full B&W photos and the result is 
> perfect. 
> BUT, I'm doing photos in B&W with only one object having one color 
> in it. So, I've to print in color mode.
> 
> Any help and/or experience on these subject are more than welcome
> 
> Thanks in anticipation.
> Best regards.
> Daniel
>