Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, by soft proof, I mean looking at the monitor simulation of the print. That is the purpose of colour managed systems. So you can simulate what a hard copy will look like on various papers or under various lighting conditions, etc. Crane Museo Silver Rag in 13 x 19 costs about USD6.00 a sheet here, plus some ink from the USD700 cartridge set! I absolutely agree that evaluating your prints is the definitive answer, most especially for an important picture. The soft-proofing is to get you close and use less paper along the way. For this amateur it means one print, if I have carefully assessed my monitor image. Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- Subject: Re: [Leica] I can't print my petunias!! > Mark, valid approach. Absolutely agree that the print in your hand is > everything. Of course a large difference between transmissive > monitor and reflective print. The soft-proof, colour managed approach is to > allow you objectively judge tonality and colour before > you commit to that first work print with expensive ink on more expensive > cotton rag paper. Once you have a print dried down and > viewed in appropriate light, you can make any corrections you may desire, > previewing those corrections as well. And the process is > repeatable once you arrive at a final print that pleases you. The fine art > guys will absolutely go through multiple generations of > proof prints as they work up a final version. > You can also choose to soft-proof with simulated exhibition lighting, for > example. The perfect print for nominal daylight will not > look at all the same under gallery conditions, as you know. Or simulate > different paper whiteness levels, or ink-sets etc etc. > > Cheers > Hoppy > Soft proof to you. Hard copy to me. Semantics maybe Darkroom paper is expensive too. Mark William Rabiner Harlem, NY rabinergroup.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information