Thanks, David! But before I try to figure all of this out, one dumb
question: You say to assign "Generic RGB" to the targets... as far as I
know, that's a Mac term. I'm using Windows XP. Would I still
do the steps you've suggested, substituting the phrase "Adobe RGB 1998" for
"Generic RGB"? Or is your proposed experiment a Mac-only thing?
Assuming I'm right about using Adobe RGB, do I have the steps
straight?
1) Open targets (untagged) in Photoshop and assign (don't convert) Adobe
RGB to them
2) Print targets thru plug-in with "None" as the Output Profile
3) Read targets and build profile
4) Open a test image in PS, convert to new printer profile
5) Assign Adobe RGB to the image
6) Print thru plug-in, again with "None" selected
7) Check to see if print looks correct
One question: Remember, I can already print thru the plug-in and get
good results by first converting the image to the printer profile in PS, then
printing with "None" set in Output Profile in the plug-in. But I'm hoping
to avoid that workaround, because I often forget I've done the conversion
and then save the image (now in printer/paper colorspace), leading to
confusion -- and damaging extra conversions -- down the road. So... would
the test you propose give us information, so I eventually wouldn't need a
workaround?
Thanks as always! You're the best.
John