Digital BW, The Print

I'm attempting to refine the curves for MIS VM for my 1270.
Each time I open the file it first informs...
Embedded is Grey Gamma 2.2
Working is Grey Gamma 1.8

I'm on a PC and used SpyderCal to calibrate the monitor and I'm 
pleased with the visual relation to prints, so I would just as well 
leave those settings alone...though I don't know what I've therefore 
adjusted and become outside the norm.

Question A - Is there a preference or dominance being used by MIS VM 
users regarding Gamma?

Question B - What are the implications of converting?

Thanks,
Cleavis - trying to understand & not particularly fond of the fact 
that there are soooo many linkages that affect/effect one another in 
a computer.

Several times in printing with the MIS VM on a 1270 (PC), the image 
is lightening up in the process of applying the curves (for me at 
least).

My monitor is calibrated via Spyder and software so I don't want to 
change my monitor gamma settings (and it hasn't chirped at me that 
they have changed from the calibration).

Since the VM is working in a partitioned workflow I'm uncertain what 
direction to make adjustments in?  I thought about using an 
additional color balance layer?  Directly changing the curves 
themselves (all lower)?

I played at printing a step-wedge and scan the results this weekend 
and got the Newstep21 to separate more in the 95-100 range visually 
but not registering it in the scan & sample.  In the process I think 
I just muddied the 75-85% zone.  The stepwedge with no modification 
has a slight jump in tone at 70% and indiscernable separation from 95-
100%.

In the Roark developed curves it doesn't quite make logic to me that 
there are a couple that slightly invert in areas - I keep wanting to 
smooth that out mentally?

QUESTION RESTATED simply - best direction to darken the printing 
process without changing monitor gamma?

Thanks (on or off-list),
Cleavis

I printed the test wedge stacked in a file the following curves

1270 Cool, 1270 warm, 1280 cool, 1280 warm & no curve.

To my eye (I am distrustfull of the scanner at the moment)...
The 1280 curves work fine for the 1270 PC printer I'm using.
The 1280 curves have greater density & extremity of color edge 
(cooler/warmer).

No curve looks just fine for a neutral.

I am also feeling a little tired of test wedges not knowing how they 
relate to images (unless I were printing a SW sky).  Guess anything 
is possible and I'll just get to trying some images.

Guess there's no harm in using the 1280 curves in the 1270 either.
I recall the space was set to Adobe RGB.

Sincerely,
Cleavis

Gene,

> > I recall the space was set to Adobe RGB.

Can you expalin what you mean by this?

Thanks,

Don Bryant

If your are indeed asking me...it's the setting I selected under all 
the printer dialog boxes from hitting Ctrl+Alt+P on.

I find the selection in this box can make vast differences in how the 
print prints, as it is where the optimized profiles pop up for 
selection as well.

Cleavis


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "donbga" <donbryant@w...> 
wrote:

> Gene,
> 
> > > I recall the space was set to Adobe RGB.
> 
> Can you expalin what you mean by this?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Don Bryant