Digital BW, The Print

The profile up there is for Bright White. I will put documentation up  
and correct names once I start the project . . .

Anyway, to create you own ICC profile, simply open the 51step tif in PS.
Print with no color management using your default ABW settings.

Let dry.

Open the 51step measure-tool file (click on the chart measure button  
and then "Open" go to the 51step file."

Then read in the file and export as lab.

Drag that Lab txt file over the CreateICC application. This will  
create a BW ICC profile. Drag this to your profiles folder and you are  
done.

When you print with PS through ABW, simple use the Profile as you  
would any normal color output profile.

Walker


On Apr 12, 2008, at 3:01 PM, slcphoto73 wrote:

> I am not as knowledgeable as most of you-all here, but, representing
> those of us who are lower in the learning curve than you, I have a few
> questions that do not impinge on the legal issue:
>
> - I would like to try your (Black Point Editions) 3800 HNM photo rag
> profile, but is it for Natural or Bright White?
>
> - Despite having read Eric Chan's 3800 Web site and following the
> various links on it I still am not clear on how to use an ABW profile
> once I have one. I only understand how to use profiles when Photoshop
> manages colors, but I thought to use ABW I had to let the printer
> manage colors? Anyone, a clear description would be a boon!
>
> - I have been hunting and hunting for an understandable description of
> how to create my own ABW profiles. I have an I1 spectrophotometer and
> Harrington RIP and MeasureTool and I have read Giorgio Trucco's
> explanation of how to use them, but the process of linearization still
> escapes me. Does anyone know of a clear explanation? I'll buy a book
> if I have to. Or pay for an online class. Or even attend a workshop,
> though that would be more difficult.
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> - susan
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Walker Blackwell
> <forums@...> wrote:
> >
> > How many people want Epson Advanced Black and White ICC profiles?  
> I'm
> > thinking of building them for free for people to start an online
> > archive. I have a bunch of papers coming in and I will be doing ABW
> > profiles for the 4800. (MK and PK)
> >
> > I already have a bunch profiles that are up for free at
> http://www.blackpointeditions.com/abw
> > if anyone is interested.
> >
> > Let me know here and I will give info and recs for this type of  
> thing.
> >
> > all the best,
> > Walker Blackwell
> > Black Point Editions, Ltd.
> > Cabot, Vermont
> >
>
>
> 



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