QTR-Quadtone RIP

John-  Thanks.  I'm familiar with that technique and use it with a 
color workflow.  In the case of this flow, the Soft Proof with these 
two unchecked is very, very accurate.  With them checked is is much 
less predictive of the print.  I am to the point where, if it were 
not for defect and aesthetic issues, the screen is so predictive of 
the print that I hardly need to do a proof print.  Which is quite 
remarkable.

Walt

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "John Moody" <moodymz3@y...> 
wrote:
> When you turn on "Simulate Paper White" and "Ink Black", turn your 
head away
> from the monitor and wait a few seconds before looking back.  Our 
brain
> compares too much to the non-soft-proofed image and say's wow, that 
looks
> like crap.  If you avert your eyes for a little while, that does 
not happen
> nearly as much and you can make better assessment of the soft-
proof.  It's a
> learned skill, give it time.
> 
> Having a good balance of ambient light in the room, non-colored 
walls, etc.
> helps as well.  I have a solux desk lamp positioned just to the 
left and
> behind my monitor where it can't spill light on the monitor, highly
> recommended.  Ideally, the monitor white and brightness matches the 
print
> under the lamp.  My ambient room lights are bad, that is an area I 
hope to
> improve some day.
> 
> Best regards,
> John Moody
>