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Re: [Digital BW] Explain profile & Epson ABW?

2010-02-04 by Jim Goshorn

On Feb 4, 2010, at 1:33 PM, gochatunbdotca wrote:

> How do Epson drivers handle color profiles when printing in ABW mode?
>
> Do they ignore any embedded profile?
> Make a conversion based on the embedded profile?
> Assume that everything that comes to it is sRGB or AdobeRGB?
> Check to see whether you are using genuine Epson inks and punish you  
> if you aren't?

Here is a link to Eric Chan's web site where he discusses ABW:

http://people.csail.mit.edu/ericchan/dp/Epson3800/printworkflow.html#abw_no_gray_curve

He also has made and posted some ABW profiles for the 3800 with  
different papers and he will create profiles for ABW as well.

Jim

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