Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., hslavitt@c... wrote:
> Mark,
> Why are you using ColorMatch RGB as your source space?  

Howard,

I'm using ColorMatchRGB as my source space because I haven't 
learned otherwise. It is my default working space because I use 
a PressView 21SR monitor, and that is Radius' preferred 
working space, due to their gamut. Again, I am now on Day Two 
of Variable Hex, so I'm open to any and all correction. I had 
several emails to Paul regarding the difference in Gamma. He 
said that the current curves were based on PC gamma, which is 
2.2. Last night, he implied that the curves would have to be 
reworked for the Mac, due to this. I just set my gamma to 2.2 in 
the Epson print driver to try to emulate his existing curve. 

(This difference in gamma between Mac and PC has always 
boggled my mind. In theory, I always wondered: "How could I 
prepare a file on a Mac, which has 1.8 default gamma, and then 
Fedex that same file to a client who happens to open it on a PC, 
and then not have the file look too dark/too light on their 
machine?" But this is another thread I'm sure).


> Also, when everyone says they convert from grayscale to RGB 
>do you 
> just do a mode change or do you do a profile to profile 
>conversion?

I simply to a Mode Conversion, from Grayscale to RGB. When 
you do that, and then you load Paul's curve, you can go into the 
three RGB channels and see his work. It is truly over my head, 
what he's done, because each curve has about ten or twelve 
points along the curve that he's added, and each one is VERY 
crooked. Imagine a sailboat tacking in a bay, and that's how they 
look. I have no idea how he did it, but it's pretty close for me, even 
at only Day Two. Maybe a tad flat and not very exciting overall, but 
I think that might be due to the PC/Mac difference. If FedEx is 
flying today, I am Fedexing Paul a bunch of prints, just to get his 
gut feeling. (Isn't it weird to think: IF fedex is flying...)

-http://marktucker.com

PS: Also, on Jim Davis' thing, I agree with him that that is just his 
default "signature". It is not truly Spam. It might be a bit bold for 
this group though; our tolerance is rather low, obviously! But I've 
read his posts for months on Epson9000 list, and he is a valued 
contributor. Just a thought...