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RE: [Digital BW] Re: optimizing images for the web

2006-02-01 by Paul Roark

Siobhan,

> I am a member of the piezography ...
> I am having a web-site created ...
> And need to prepare images for it...

As Clayton pointed out, Gray Gamma 2.2 ("GG 2.2") is the gray space you want
to use.  The Piezo software I used long ago, like the curves I then made for
those files and the Epson driver, used a B&W ramp that was lighter than what
GG 2.2 uses.  (It's more like Dot Gain 20%.)  So, you'll probably have to
use a curve to adjust the files, making them a bit lighter.  Once your file
& workspace are GG 2.2, you can do this visually in PS, assuming your
monitor has a standard calibration.  (I have to do it all the time with my
old files -- which is one reason I'm switching to GG 2.2 as my standard.)

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com

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