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Re: [colorvision_group] Re: 9 hours later
2006-03-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
In a message dated 3/11/06 10:51:40 AM, rlphoto@... writes:
I am still struggling to see the overall (the BIG picture) relationships
between the monitor Black/white/gamma points, the profile black/white
points, the soft proof black/white points, the printer black/white
points The rendering intent black/white points not to mention black
point compensation.
Well, the monitor can only display within it gamut, and with good choices in monitor calibration and ambient lighting, you can use teh Ref Black and White adjustments to get the best SoftProof emulation out of your printer profile, via your monitor profile, to emulate what you will get on your actual media, through your printer profilie. No one will say that that number of variables will be trivial...
Black Point Compensation is not an ICC feature. Its an Adobe hack for press emulation. Leave it turned off for use with ColorVision profiles for your own image printing, or it will attempt to double up your black correction in Relative Colorimetric prints, and weaken your black; which most users won't want unless they are emulating press prints, or some such.
C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Business Unit
Datacolor Inc.
CDTobie@colorvision.com
www.colorvision.com