Digital BW, The Print

Can't speak for the bulbous brains on the ColorSync list: but an AbCol  
conversion, followed by a RelCol return is how you convert to show  
your paper white in the final image. So you've got the right process,  
Tyler.

C. D. Tobie
WW Product Technology Mngr.
Digital Imaging & Home Theater
DataColor.com
CDTobie@...

On Nov 17, 2008, at 6:38 PM, "Tyler Boley" <tyler@...> wrote:

> the continuing and constantly changing but never diminishing mysteries
> of color management, there may be no perfect solution.
> By the way, I've had this wind up displaying very yellow in some
> browsers or apps, for no apparent reason. The massive bulbous brains
> on the colorsync list ignored my alerts and went back to who has the
> biggest pocket protector, so I don't know what's up there.
> The solution, if this happens to you, is first convert to a nice bigs
> space (ARGB or whatever) with Absolute Colormetric, the once more to
> sRGB with Relative. I know I know, but it worked. Coverting in PReview
> worked to, but that's a Mac app.
> T
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark"
> <pr_roark@...> wrote:
>>
>> Tyler,
>>>
>>> ... Try this, convert to your profile, then convert again to
>>> sRGB, ... but use Absolute Colormetric for the rendering
>>> intent. That will accurately put the paper white point
>>> and ink black points into the sRGB space without endpoint
>>> correction. Is that more useful?
>>
>> That almost works.  The 5% patch for some reason gets too light --  
>> only
>> one Lab L unit darker than the 0% patch.
>>
>> Paul
>> www.PaulRoark.com
>>
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