Datacolor User to User Support Group.

Thanks. I already knew the basics (I use IJC/OPM for B&W printing),
but not why the lowest eighteen RGB values all printed at the same
density. That just seems dumb, an opinion I suspect you all share.

If the density range of your media is low the loss of seventeen values
is probably unimportant - you adjust the black point and get your
shadow detail back, rather like you have to do with light sensitive
paper. But if you have a density range of 2.6 and an 8-bit driver it's
a different matter.

Best,
Helen  

--- In colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com, "xun wang" <xun911@...> wrote:
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> Media setting tells the printer how much ink it should lay on
certain paper.
> If you have a RIP, you can bypass it.
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> On 3/24/06, Helen Bach <helenbach@...> wrote:
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> > David, John,
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> > Thanks for the answers. I was actually asking for an explanation of
> > how the media setting causes the lack of shadow detail, not
> > criticising the profile. I've found that the Watercolor media setting
> > gives the best shadow detail, and also the highest D-max for Epson
> > Premium Glossy. I measured an L* of 1.87.
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> > Best,
> > Helen
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