Digital BW, The Print

I've been using Perceptual with Black Point off. I would prefer not to
fix things in Photoshop if I shouldn't need to.

Rgds
Rick

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Andrew Darlow
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> 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:
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> > 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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