Digital BW, The Print

Hello,

I have searched the groups and could not find anything. I don't know
if this can even be done. Maybe with an ICC profile?

I am trying to simulate Premier Art Matte BW split tone effect in
Photoshop. Instead of printing the image and then scanning it, is
there a way to use Paul's Lab B and Lab A descritpion of the paper
tones to create an RGB file in PS CS2 or Lightroom to simulate the
tonalities that one would get on this specific printer?

Many thanks,


Denis Bouchard

Denis,

A QTR create-icc profile will do exactly what you have described,  
allowing softproofing in CS2.  I don't think Lightroom has  
softproofing capability yet.  You will need the Lab values obtained  
from a 21 step gray scale (printed with your split tone settings) to  
make the profile.

Carl Schofield
http://photos.schophoto.com




On Jan 16, 2008, at 1:25 AM, the_des_bois wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have searched the groups and could not find anything. I don't know
> if this can even be done. Maybe with an ICC profile?
>
> I am trying to simulate Premier Art Matte BW split tone effect in
> Photoshop. Instead of printing the image and then scanning it, is
> there a way to use Paul's Lab B and Lab A descritpion of the paper
> tones to create an RGB file in PS CS2 or Lightroom to simulate the
> tonalities that one would get on this specific printer?
>
> Many thanks,
>
>
> Denis Bouchard
>


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Thanks Carl. It does makes sense. I think I needed someone to confirm
that this is the right route to take. I have never made an ICC
profile. Time to learn and create my first!

Denis

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Carl Schofield
<list@...> wrote:

>
> Denis,
> 
> A QTR create-icc profile will do exactly what you have described,  
> allowing softproofing in CS2.  I don't think Lightroom has  
> softproofing capability yet.  You will need the Lab values obtained  
> from a 21 step gray scale (printed with your split tone settings) to  
> make the profile.
> 
> Carl Schofield
> http://photos.schophoto.com