At 3:27 PM -0500 1/3/05, Ed Gerson wrote:
>There is a .tiff//.psd/.jpg on the monitor.
>
>The image is of an 18% gray card. Photoshop's color Info window says that RGB is 128/128/128.
remarkable. where did you get the image from? My experience is that 18% gray cards are not neutral so you wouldn't typically see 128,128,128. Did you gray balance it?
>How many inkjet printers can accurately transfer this information through their factory driver to their recommended factory ink/paper combination?
Ooh oooh I know this one!
0, zero, zilch
it is aggravating isn't it?
>
>Is it true that the image is not on the monitor but rather in the image file itself?
yes, this is true and hopefully your monitor profile and calibration will render it well on screen
>
>There is a huge library of fairy tales and pixie dust from various manufacturers and experts, some are in the form of books even, to explain and extrapolate this state of affairs.
manufacturer idiosyncrasies aside, what are you looking for in print? how's your lighting?
Regards,
Steve
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