Eric,
I read it that way too and offered the link simply as an interesting perspective on something that is relevant to our world of digital B&W printing....
... For cripes sake, I have wasted SO much time then profiling all of these papers... I had no idea that ICC weren't used in ABW mode. BTW -- Is PFP 2.0...
... You raise a very interesting point, Clayton; one that I've devoted considerable thought to because of the university curriculum we continue to develop at...
... grayscale ... Clayton -- These recent threads have revealed to me how little I really know about what I'm doing when it comes to digital b&w printing. The...
... Perhaps, but it, and the other "traditionalist" responses to it seem to miss the point that a color workflow supports all that and more. If you only want ...
As a post modern "traditionalist" I think it is really sad how this ) site has become primarily a blog for companies and photo salesmen selling the latest...
... Grayscale file + Create ICC + ABW makes a very nice workflow that is "color managed" with a grayscale ICC such that the print matches the monitor's ...
... I use MIS inks and have not found the bronzing to be too bad with many glossy paper, CSR being one of them. All the MIS inksets I've been involved with...
True, there are benefits, but what about any drawbacks? Do you suggest that color-ICC is now working wonderfully, and there is no reason to continue with...
... There is certainly interest in continuing with both. I've been doing a fair amount of comparison between full color inks via the ICC approach, and ...
... One could say this about traditional B&W photography also. I think we risk taking something away from "B&W" photography if we pile on too much color ...
... Indeed. We see in color, so color is obliged to be 'realistic' to a large degree. We don't see in black and white, so its more free to be artistic, to ...
John, Just wanted to say I enjoy your comments on the Yahoo forums, this one included. I also enjoy the comments of people who offer new ideas and promote...
Thank you in advance for reading this and replying if you have the time. These questions may have (probably have) been answered previous posts. I have gone to...
... Yep. Then we group members compound the problem by not defending the people who are actually bringing real world knowledge to this group. I should point...
I am a myself new in the field of B&W digital printing and it took me about a month, which I can afford being retired, to get accustomed to the various aspects...
The only thing I would ask is if your monitor is calbrated--I didn't understand that from your post. Best, Diane ... the screen what is coming out of the...
Newbie here. I'm learning digital B&W printing using PSE 4 and a 2200 (1st trying B.O.) and was poking around the Adobe site when I came across some info. on...
I recently printed a whole exhibition using one of your curves converted to ICC using QTR-Create-ICC-RGB linearized with my X-Rite 810 densitometer. I made a...
OK so this is a question, well maybe several about QTR and various inksets. I've done searchs here but this is maybe more basic than the topics and threads I...
Hi Folks, This is somewhat off topic but I'd like to hear an easy method to print a portion of an image. I have a file that I'd like to print to a size of 16...
Hi, Crop in PS 347x10 px =3470 px for one dimension and 347x8 px =2776 px for the other and print an 8x10 image of the crop (fixed size in the rectangular...
I don't think you are missing much at all, Paul. I also did and do both. I like both but I must say that, for me at least, B&W has always been an exacting...
All, Thanks for the advise. So it looks like some first good steps would be to try the Piezography Neutral K7/K6 inks on my R800 on some different matte...
... Hi Michael, It looks to me like the new curves function allows a little bit of control over a picture's quarter tones and three-quarter tones, which is...
... The fewer color inks in the image, the better. The 2400 Y = Carbon solution really helps with that printer, yellow being probably the worst offender when...
