Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Ernst Dinkla
<E.Dinkla@...> wrote:
>
> Michele Berti wrote:
> > I've searched the forum here for Steve's workflow but really can't
> > find his post! Do you remember the post's subject?
> > 
> > Michele
> 
> 
> Steve's messages on that subject start around 15-11-2005. I 
> think the same time QTR got his profile creation 
> application. There must be a place where the workflow is 
> described but if you check the Quadtone Rip profile creation 
> map + the manual and forget the linearisng as ABW doesn't 
> allow that but use the profile creation by printing targets 
> with ABW and make a profile based on that, you are halfway. 
> Then apply that B&W paper profile in PS for printing and for 
> the softproof, color in the softproof is only showing what 
> the color setting in ABW was when you made the 
> target>profile so doesn't influence the print color, for 
> that you need the same color setting in ABW again. You need 
> to have an embedded profile in your greyscale images while 
> editing the file, Gamma 2.2 or QTR Gray Lab is best. With 
> greyscale RGB files a color profile like AdobRGB which is 
> 2.2 G too. Monitor calibrated too. This is a profiled 
> workflow but for greyscale in this case.
> 
> 
> Met vriendelijke groeten,  Ernst
> 


So the work flow should be as follows:

1) Print the 21step target using the ABW (in PS we must pick "No Color
Management";

2) In the print driver choose the media setting based on the paper
type (i.e. Enhanced Matte for matte papers);

3) Use the PFP measurement tool to read the patches (checking "QTR
Format Override" and "CreateICC") and to export the txt file;

4) create the icc with the QTR-Create-ICC application;

5) images to be printed must be in greyscale 8-bit with attached the
"gray-lab.icc" profile;

6) pick the qtr-icc profile in the print with preview dialog box
(color handling "Let PS determine colors"), rendering intent "Perceptual"

7) in the printer driver pick ABW and pick the same media setting
usetd to print the targed.

Is this ok or do I miss something?