Digital BW, The Print

OK, so after some horrid B&W output I figured out how to use the Epson "in 
the box" profiles to make some pretty darn nice B&W prints (for you purists out 
there who think I am not, I also have a 2200 about to get UT-7's, a C82 
EZ-UTFSN glossy setup, an 860 with Piezo, and a 7500 with UT-1). There is more than 
one way to do Black and White, so I'm trying them all.

Instead of using Custom/Advanced/No Color Adj. in the Epson driver with the 
Atkinson profile applied in QImage or Adobe PS Prints space, you MUST use the 
Printer Color Management setting in PS Print space, select the 
Custom/Advanced/ICM setting. The 4000 Epson driver will automatically apply the right profile 
in concert with the paper selection matching the paper used.

Printing out various step wedges, there are no obvious "color warbles" 
(Atkinson term) in the output. All in all, pretty good B&W in using only what comes 
in the Epson box with Epson papers. Certainly ver saleable to portrait clients.

The steps hit visual Dmax at about 93%, so the Roark Curves/UT-x solutions 
are still better there, as well as the Piezography ICC or Export driver. YMMV.

Oh, by the way, it makes great color out of the box also using the same 
methods.

RIPS are looking like less of a necessity these days, but still offer many 
choice benefits.

Claude Jodoin
Tech. Editor, Rangefinder.


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Claude, Could you be a little more specific on your workflow? I 
don't see ICM setting in my setup. Do you print from Photoshop or 
Qimage? I find that I can print using print preview in Photoshop 
using Atkinson profiles and no color adjustment and match my monitor 
almost dead on when printing color but my B&W has a green caste. Any 
help would be appreciated. I'm using an Epson 4000 and Hahnemuhle 
Photo Rag 188.

Capuozzo

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, claudej1@a... 
wrote:
> OK, so after some horrid B&W output I figured out how to use the 
Epson "in 
> the box" profiles to make some pretty darn nice B&W prints (for 
you purists out 
> there who think I am not, I also have a 2200 about to get UT-7's, 
a C82 
> EZ-UTFSN glossy setup, an 860 with Piezo, and a 7500 with UT-1). 
There is more than 
> one way to do Black and White, so I'm trying them all.
> 
> Instead of using Custom/Advanced/No Color Adj. in the Epson driver 
with the 
> Atkinson profile applied in QImage or Adobe PS Prints space, you 
MUST use the 
> Printer Color Management setting in PS Print space, select the 
> Custom/Advanced/ICM setting. The 4000 Epson driver will 
automatically apply the right profile 
> in concert with the paper selection matching the paper used.
> 
> Printing out various step wedges, there are no obvious "color 
warbles" 
> (Atkinson term) in the output. All in all, pretty good B&W in 
using only what comes 
> in the Epson box with Epson papers. Certainly ver saleable to 
portrait clients.
> 
> The steps hit visual Dmax at about 93%, so the Roark Curves/UT-x 
solutions 
> are still better there, as well as the Piezography ICC or Export 
driver. YMMV.
> 
> Oh, by the way, it makes great color out of the box also using the 
same 
> methods.
> 
> RIPS are looking like less of a necessity these days, but still 
offer many 

> choice benefits.
> 
> Claude Jodoin
> Tech. Editor, Rangefinder.
> 
> 
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