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Re: RGB vs. Monochrome

2008-11-12 by Stephen Kobrin

Sorry for any imprecision.  I always send a monochrome file to the 2400.  

Thanks to all who replied.

Steve


-- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "glemasurier"
<george.lemasurier@...> wrote:
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Kobrin"
> <kobrins@> wrote:
> 
> "99 times out of 100 I catch the problem before I print and send a
> monochrome file to my 2400 in ABW mode.'
> 
> I'm not certain of the meaning of this sentence. Are you saying the
> problem you catch is sending a monochrome file, or that you catch it
> and send an RGB file? Maybe it's just too early for me and I haven't
> had a coffee yet. I'm under the impression that the 2400 ABW prefers a
> grayscale file over an RGB. So I always convert to grayscale for the
> file size reasons Clayton mentioned and to sync properly with the ABW.
> Maybe I should get that coffee now.
> 
> George Le Masurier
> Gig Harbor, WA
>

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