Black Generation Question
Black Generation Question
- Subject: Black Generation Question
- From: Glenn Kowalski <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 09:27:09 -0500
I understand the principle on black generation, although I'm still a
little fuzzy about when to use which settings (light, medium, heavy).
Obviously, the best thing to do is talk to the print vendor and find
out what is the most appropriate. But when the press is unknown, or
there is no reliable source of information I just go medium when
creating a printer profile.
In the case of the job I've been working on creating a profile for a
Kodak DCP 9500 proofer to simulate the client's Dupont Waterproof, I
got good results (better than the Kodak guy according to the client),
although the Dupont gives deeper blacks. I'm not sure what the best
way is to compensate for that in the Kodak DCP 9000 profile--edit the
profile and increase the black channel curve, or create the profile
with heavy black generation.
I guess the bottom line question is, how does black generation
visually affect the print? I would think that increasing it would
give deeper, more solid looking blacks, but not having time to
experiment, I'm only speculating.
--
Glenn Kowalski
Macintosh Systems Consultant
Studio 405
www.studio405.com