Digital BW, The Print

Hi Rick:

First, I would try a different rendering intent. Perceptual or Rel.  
Colorimetric (or even Saturation, which ColorVision suggests).

If that doesn't help, I'd re-read the test chart after waiting a day  
(you may have done this already). My favorite way to open shadow  
detail is Shadow/Highlight in Photoshop, but that's not exactly an  
answer if you were getting good detail before.

Hope that helps,

Andrew

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On Sep 4, 2008, at 12:36 PM, rickbehl wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Wonder if someone can help before I pull out the rest of my remaining
> hair on my already balding head...
>
> I have just purchased the Spyder3 studio. I calibrated my monitor with
> the Spyder3 Elite and also a paper/ink combination for my printer
> using the Spyder3 Print 1005 device. (Paper = Hahnemuhle Photo Rag,
> Ink = Epson Ultrachrome, Printer = Epson 3800).
>
> On printing however I noticed that although the general colours of my
> print look good there is not enough detail in the shadows (which I
> could see on the screen). I have also noticed that after calibrating
> my monitor using the Spyder3 device I cannot see as much detail in the
> shadows on a Black and White test image as I could before (previously
> I was using the Eye One Display 2 calibration device).
>
> Any help please would be really appreciated !
>
> Thanks,
> Rick
>
>
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