The contrast ratio of my PA is said to be 1500:1. The max contrast ratio I can even hope for in print is maybe, maybe 400:1. So, to get the closest screen to print match, I have the option to use the ICC profile to simulate paper white and ink black when soft proofing. These two check box options in some software products are also known as the “make my image look like crap” buttons <g> because reality can suck. You’re viewing your image at 1500:1 or thereabouts, you reduce the ratio to the output, and before your eyes, as this new preview takes place, it looks pretty awful in comparison. There is a simple trick to make this more effective (don’t watch the redraw), but the point here is that with a non-HDR display, the contrast ratio is enormous compared to the output on a print. A much worse disconnect with an HDR image and HDR display compared to the soft proof for a print. Andrew Rodney http://www.digitaldog.net/
On Mar 21, 2024, at 2:33 PM, A Furbeck via colorsync-users <colorsync-users@lists.apple.com> wrote:
I realize that for many making prints may have become yet another “alternative process,” but I’m still mostly interested in them as a final output.
Thanks Allen Furbeck