Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, CDTobie@... wrote:
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> In a message dated 3/3/06 11:22:40 PM, paul.roark@... writes:
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> > Most will say that a well-profiled monitor, using Spyder2Pro (which I have)
> > or equivalent is required.  I found that for B&W the Adobe Gamma, done
> > carefully, did a good job if grayscale is all one is judging.
> > 
> For black and white visual monitor calibrators are... more acceptable? less 
> unacceptable? something like that... 

I have a Sypder2 for calibrating my Apple LCD, I then print an image on my Epson 2400 
with an ABW setting of normal (or dark) and change, by eyeball, my "color settings" custom 
dot gain curve to match the LCD 21 step curve image.  I always seem to be off just slightly 
on the range from about 80 to 100% settings.

Now, what will the Spyder2Pro unit do, from what I stated above, for me?  If the 
Spyder2Pro unit gets me closer to "what you see, is what you get" status, is there an 
upgrade for my Spyder2 unit to the Sypder2Pro calibration status?

Thanks,

Martin