I believe that it's the same on Mac OS X and PC. As we've discussed separately, there are two basic choices - to convert to the ICC when printing or not. Unless someone can contradict me, that's how Print Tool works. You can select "No Colour Management" and not convert, or you can specify "Application Management" and convert, in which case you must also specify a profile. This is no different to printing via Photoshop or Qimage and specifying a profile. It converts to the specified profile. The "Epson ABW Mode" checkbox merely allows access to ABW settings in the printer driver, as the manual says:
"If your Epson Printer supports Epson’s Advanced Black & White (ABW) for your print, and you will be using ABW settings for your print, be it a finished print or a target for profiling, this box must be checked. It enables access to the ABW settings in the Epson printer driver."
I can't see anywhere else to specify a profile. I have read that some time ago there use to be the option to specify a profile in the ABW driver, and an Adobe employee Aric Chan created some, but Epson in their infinite wisdom removed that option. It's possible that Walker is recalling this former option, or it could be that he is suggesting converting to the ICC one way or another, which as we've discussed would be directly against the official InkJetMall approach.
@Harvey Fishman - thanks. Clearly proof-reading is not my strength.
---In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, <pianoquartet@...> wrote :
This may be beginning to make sense now, but not completely...
"Roy built it (Print Tool?) to use BWICC profiles in ABW mode."
Does this mean that, on a Mac, Print Tool is working WITH Epson's ABW mode?
PC's don't use Print Tool. Is PC printing a whole other kettle of fish?
"Roy built it (Print Tool?) to use BWICC profiles in ABW mode."
Does this mean that, on a Mac, Print Tool is working WITH Epson's ABW mode?
PC's don't use Print Tool. Is PC printing a whole other kettle of fish?