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| FUN AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR AREA |
Web Sites of interest, (contributions welcome)
www.luminous-landscape.com - for nature and landscape information. Excellent tutorials, technical but
very much worth reading and USING. Reviews and Canon technical info on equipment.
nikondigital.org For you Nikon users.... See us Canon people CAN be democratic...
NIKONIANS (www.nikonians.org)
www.fredmiranda.com/ - for really good software for finishing photos. Sharpening as well as noise
reduction
For reviews and good info on equipment and products.
www.dpreview.com
Rob Galbraith's site for technical info on Compact Flash cards and other memory card reviews and
specifications.
www.robgalbraith.com
Sensor cleaning (I have done so successfully without damage. It was a big deal for me.)
www.visibledust.com
www.moosepeterson.com A nationally known nature photographer has info on sensor cleaning as well as
a host of other info.
WORKSHOPS and EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.digitallandscape.org/ Incredible absolutely top notch workshops by Moose Peterson, Vincent
Versace, Joe McNally, etc. Highly recommended by Scot Kelby.
http://www.digitaltechnologycentre.com/index.html- Ongoing classes in a variety of software including
Photoshop CS3 and Elements from beginners to advanced. They are based in Sarasota.
For those of you with Wacom tablets, tips on use beginner through advanced are on
http://www.wacom.com/tips/index.cfm?category=Photoshop
www.luminous-landscape.com - for nature and landscape information. Excellent tutorials, technical but
very much worth reading and USING. Reviews and Canon technical info on equipment.
nikondigital.org For you Nikon users.... See us Canon people CAN be democratic...
NIKONIANS (www.nikonians.org)
www.fredmiranda.com/ - for really good software for finishing photos. Sharpening as well as noise
reduction
For reviews and good info on equipment and products.
www.dpreview.com
Rob Galbraith's site for technical info on Compact Flash cards and other memory card reviews and
specifications.
www.robgalbraith.com
Sensor cleaning (I have done so successfully without damage. It was a big deal for me.)
www.visibledust.com
www.moosepeterson.com A nationally known nature photographer has info on sensor cleaning as well as
a host of other info.
WORKSHOPS and EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.digitallandscape.org/ Incredible absolutely top notch workshops by Moose Peterson, Vincent
Versace, Joe McNally, etc. Highly recommended by Scot Kelby.
http://www.digitaltechnologycentre.com/index.html- Ongoing classes in a variety of software including
Photoshop CS3 and Elements from beginners to advanced. They are based in Sarasota.
For those of you with Wacom tablets, tips on use beginner through advanced are on
http://www.wacom.com/tips/index.cfm?category=Photoshop
Tim Grey is a nationally known expert who now works for Microsoft. He spent a number of years
teaching at the Lepp Institute. George Lepp is a nationally known nature photograper/teacher. Tim
Grey has a Digital Darkroom newsletter/email list where he answers specific questions from his paid
subscribers. You can receive the email information for free if you are on his list. The following email
has all of the information and links.
teaching at the Lepp Institute. George Lepp is a nationally known nature photograper/teacher. Tim
Grey has a Digital Darkroom newsletter/email list where he answers specific questions from his paid
subscribers. You can receive the email information for free if you are on his list. The following email
has all of the information and links.
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Tim Grey
tim@timgrey.com
www.timgrey.com
I recently purchased an Epson R2400 printer, at least partly because of its ability to produce outstanding B&W prints
(apparently far better than the 1280 and other earlier models, according to most reviews I have read). However, it's
not clear to me if I need to use the Epson color management driver to take advantage of the printer's B&W
capabilities. In other words, once I have created a master print file (converted to B&W using a Channel Mixer
adjustment layer or some similar means), can I still use a Photoshop printer profile and "Let Photoshop determine the
colors" setting, or should I set the printer settings in PS to use the printer driver for color management, and then
select the Advanced B&W setting in the Epson Printer dialog box? I realize this latter method provides some
additional adjustment capabilities at the printing stage (tinting, for instance), but I prefer to make those adjustments in
the image file using adjustment layers anyway. So it's not obvious if I should choose to let the R2400 driver "color
manage" vs. letting Photoshop handle it as I would for my color printing. My goal here is to use whatever method
takes the most advantage of the R2400's B&W printing capabilities.
Yes, indeed the Epson R2400 is, as far as I'm concerned, infinitely better than the 1280 at producing neutral black &
white prints. It is even quite a bit better than the 2200 that preceded it. The R2400 is one of the best photo inkjet
printers available when it comes to producing great black & white prints.
Fortunately, you really don't have to do anything particularly special when producing black & white prints as
compared to color prints on the R2400. The profiles that are included with the printer are quite accurate, and the
workflow can really be exactly the same. There's no need to utilize all the "special" settings in the printer properties
dialog box. In fact, just like with color output, my recommendation is to get the image perfected in Photoshop and then
send that to the printer without letting the printer "get in the way".
So, the basic process would be to optimize your image, prepare it for printing (resize, sharpen, etc.), and send it to
the printer. Select File > Print with Preview from the menu, and set Color Handling to "Let Photoshop Determine
Colors". Select the appropriate profile for the paper you're using from the Printer Profile dropdown. Set the Rendering
Intent to Relative Colorimetric, and check the Black Point Compensation checkbox. Click Print and go to the
Properties for the printer. Be sure to use the Advanced mode, and select ICM in the Color Management section and
then set the ICC/ICM Profile option to "Off (No Color Adjustment)". All other settings would still be as you normally use
them (and in fact all of these are also normal settings). You'll find that the results are quite exceptional with this
printer, even with the default profiles.
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make a contribution to help support the effort that is put into the service. The service is provided by Tim Grey with no
compensation except the contributions of supporters. Details on making a contribution are at the following web page:
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When you become a contributor, you'll have access to a searchable archive of all prior questions, and have the
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tim@timgrey.com
www.timgrey.com
I recently purchased an Epson R2400 printer, at least partly because of its ability to produce outstanding B&W prints
(apparently far better than the 1280 and other earlier models, according to most reviews I have read). However, it's
not clear to me if I need to use the Epson color management driver to take advantage of the printer's B&W
capabilities. In other words, once I have created a master print file (converted to B&W using a Channel Mixer
adjustment layer or some similar means), can I still use a Photoshop printer profile and "Let Photoshop determine the
colors" setting, or should I set the printer settings in PS to use the printer driver for color management, and then
select the Advanced B&W setting in the Epson Printer dialog box? I realize this latter method provides some
additional adjustment capabilities at the printing stage (tinting, for instance), but I prefer to make those adjustments in
the image file using adjustment layers anyway. So it's not obvious if I should choose to let the R2400 driver "color
manage" vs. letting Photoshop handle it as I would for my color printing. My goal here is to use whatever method
takes the most advantage of the R2400's B&W printing capabilities.
Yes, indeed the Epson R2400 is, as far as I'm concerned, infinitely better than the 1280 at producing neutral black &
white prints. It is even quite a bit better than the 2200 that preceded it. The R2400 is one of the best photo inkjet
printers available when it comes to producing great black & white prints.
Fortunately, you really don't have to do anything particularly special when producing black & white prints as
compared to color prints on the R2400. The profiles that are included with the printer are quite accurate, and the
workflow can really be exactly the same. There's no need to utilize all the "special" settings in the printer properties
dialog box. In fact, just like with color output, my recommendation is to get the image perfected in Photoshop and then
send that to the printer without letting the printer "get in the way".
So, the basic process would be to optimize your image, prepare it for printing (resize, sharpen, etc.), and send it to
the printer. Select File > Print with Preview from the menu, and set Color Handling to "Let Photoshop Determine
Colors". Select the appropriate profile for the paper you're using from the Printer Profile dropdown. Set the Rendering
Intent to Relative Colorimetric, and check the Black Point Compensation checkbox. Click Print and go to the
Properties for the printer. Be sure to use the Advanced mode, and select ICM in the Color Management section and
then set the ICC/ICM Profile option to "Off (No Color Adjustment)". All other settings would still be as you normally use
them (and in fact all of these are also normal settings). You'll find that the results are quite exceptional with this
printer, even with the default profiles.
##########
Become a DDQ Contributor - Support the DDQ E-mail Service
If you find the information provided in the Digital Darkroom Questions (DDQ) e-mail service to be of value, you can
make a contribution to help support the effort that is put into the service. The service is provided by Tim Grey with no
compensation except the contributions of supporters. Details on making a contribution are at the following web page:
www.timgrey.com/ddq/
When you become a contributor, you'll have access to a searchable archive of all prior questions, and have the
opportunity to have your questions considered for inclusion in a DDQ e-mail.
Subscription Info
Please feel free to forward this e-mail message to any friends that may be interested, and recommend that they
subscribe to the free service. All I ask is that you forward the message in its entirety.
Contents of this e-mail are copyright by Tim Grey. All Rights Reserved.
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Digital Technology Centre
in Sarasota,
in Sarasota,
Organizations such as:
NAPP (National Association
of Photoshop Professionals)
NAPP (National Association
of Photoshop Professionals)