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Having read this forum on and off for much of the time that it's been around, it's my recollection that there's more of the science of visual perception in the way that the ICC was designed and impacts on the image than simply improving the monitor to print match, hence the term used. But finding some of those posts now is like looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack and the really old ones can't be found. Roy can correct me if my recollection is incorrect.

Re "The result of the above steps, gives an actual linear monitor image that matches to a print that is actually linear. There is no need for the ICC". In my experience it's true that there's less need for the ICC on high dMax gloss papers. The impact of converting to it, or doing a preserve numbers soft proof, is subtle. But it's still there, and if the subtleties matter to you then there's some value in it.

However I've never encountered a situation with matte papers where the ICC has no impact, no matter how well I've calibrated by Eizo monitor for print in the manner described. For an image with shadow detail, the effect of the ICC is quite marked. For matte papers there is the binary choice of converting to the ICC for printing and soft-proofing in the conventional manner, or not converting and using the ICC for a preserve numbers soft-proof.

This requirement to do a preserve numbers soft-proof when printing in GG22 is rarely made clear anywhere, including in IJM material. Jon first made the point in a post a long time ago, even when working with a monitor calibrated for print, but it rarely gets mentioned, and is partly the reason for my blog post.

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