Digital BW, The Print

On Feb 5, 2009, at 12:16 PM, chocolabdad wrote:

> As a newby to the group am wondering how many use Apple Aperture 2.0  
> and Nik software
> such as Silver Efex Pro to produce BW.

Everyone I know experimented with both Aperture and Lightroom as the  
two became available. At this point in time my catalog, and that of  
all the photographers I work with, are in Lightroom. I haven't done a  
broad survey, but of the dozens of people I deal with, in several  
countries, Lightroom has, for now, won the battle. Lightroom for  
printing is a bit limited, however. I was hoping 2.0 would solve the  
printing issues, and while it has many excellent improvements, it  
still lacks some important printing functions, especially for color.  
But it is possible to print good B&W out of Lightroom, not in the  
sense of special quadtone B&W inks, etc, but in terms of using the  
native inks in a good multi-gray printer, with custom profiles, and  
getting neutral or tinted black and white prints.

C. David Tobie
Global Product Technology Manager
Digital Imaging & Home Theater
CDTobie@...


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