Digital BW, The Print

Oops, forgot...it's CS3.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "eihnhoven"
<eihnhoven@...> wrote:
>
> the paper profile is Pro 38PSPP which is what the sample pack
recommended.
> 
> What is AWB?
> 
> Color balance issues don't seem to be applicable to my issues. The
> monitor is at it's native 6500K.
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Eric Neilsen"
> <e.neilsen2@> wrote:
> >
> > More to the point, What profile are you allowing or telling the
> Epson driver
> > to use?  Bad choices in the printer driver itself can and will lead to
> > problems across the board. I suggest you open up the hood and see
> what you
> > have set. 
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > And as Steve suggest, the color workflow Is not the best path for
> B&W, using
> > the ABW will give you much better prints. Which version of PS?   
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Eric Neilsen Photography
> > 
> > 4101 Commerce Street
> > 
> > Suite 9
> > 
> > Dallas, TX 75226
> > 
> > http://e.neilsen.home.att.net
> > 
> > http://ericneilsenphotography.com
> > 
> > Skype ejprinter
> > 
> >   _____  
> > 
> > From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@...m] On Behalf Of
Steve
> > Kale
> > Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 5:42 AM
> > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [Digital BW] trouble with dark prints on a 3800
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Using the Epson colour-managed workflow to produce B&W prints is
> generally
> > not a great idea because it leads to green/magenta casts. But that¹s a
> > different issue. The luminance fidelity should be ok subject to
> having to
> > compress the image gamut from what you see (LCD tonal range) to that
> which
> > can be achieved on paper (typically much weaker blacks). Your eyes
will
> > generally adjust well to the different white points and it¹s better
> to use a
> > native white point for LCD calibration because there¹s less strain
> placed on
> > the profile/CMM to get neutral greyscale than if you use, say,
D50. The
> > native white point of my Apple 23in CD is 6400K.
> > 
> > How is the comparison when you set up a soft proof with the profile
> you¹re
> > using for printing (using the same rendering intent)? And what if the
> > prints are viewed in good sunlight?
> > 
> > From: eihnhoven <eihnhoven@yahoo. <mailto:eihnhoven%40yahoo.com> com>
> > Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhit
> > <mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>
> > eThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 09:15:57 -0000
> > To: <DigitalBlackandWhit
> > <mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>
> > eThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Digital BW] trouble with dark prints on a 3800
> > 
> > Go easy on me...like I said, this is all new:
> > 
> > Apple CD is calibrated with a Monoco X-rite Pro and I'm using Epson
> > drivers.I'll go to print and let photoshop deal with color, use
> > Epson'sprofile for the sampler pac, printer set to have color mgmt.
> > off, hit print and that's that.
> > 
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> >  
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