Digital BW, The Print

Peter,

As Tyler noted, the QTR ICCs do allow soft proofing.  If just the Lab 
L data is put into the ICC and you use View>Proof Setup>Custom and 
load the ICC, you'll see the relative densities.  If the Lab A and B 
data were also put into the ICC, you'll also see the tones.

When you embed the data in Create ICC,  just have the tops of the 
columns labeled L, A, and B -- with tabs between them like the data 
itself. 

> I still have some difficulties in understanding some 
> aspects of colour management. F.ex.
> I don't have enough knowledge to fully understand whether 
> it  is possible to make ICC profiles that allow accurate
> softproofing in Photoshop CS3 when
> printing through the QTR rip on an Epson R1800 using 
> Pauls 3K setup. I have printfix pro from colourvision, 
> so I can produce measurement-based ICC profiles at will.
> 

Roy's pre-made gray matte ICC can also be used for soft proofing at 
least the relative densities.  I have those (matte and glossy) set up 
as PS actions and on function keys.  Since I mostly work in the 
relatively neutral range, I found the relative density match is all I 
need, and the function key/PS action approach is fast and works very 
well.

(Note that I often have or use other methods of matching the monitor 
to the print because Elements users do not have the softproofing 
tools that are in full Photoshop.)

Paul     
www.PaulRoark.com