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Re: [Digital BW] So far what I like......

2002-11-29 by Jerry Olson

Christian, your settings are really different than mine.  You should use
the inkset to get the tone you want, using one of Paul Roark's 5 curves.
You can adjust that tone even further in the epson sliders by moving the
magenta-green slider to more blue or less blue.

I really dislike a semigloss paper. I think its plasticky and ugly, and
would never use it. Same goes for any RC type paper.

> I downloaded the BRONZE Duotone from:
> http://home.attbi.com/~suryasoft/photos/bronze.htm

Try one of paul's warm curves instead.

> So I go from Grayscale to this duotone.

No! You must print in RGB mode! and use one of Paul's curves.

> Photoshop Color Managment is:
> Document: Duotone

Use Adobe RGB Color Space.

> Print Space: Printer Color Managment

Use "Color Controls - Automatic" in the Epson page setup advanced box.

> Intent: Perceptual

This one's ok.

> Epson Driver settings

Use Heavyweight Matte Settings, curves were designed for this setting

> Paper: premium Glossy

Use Epson Archival Matte for now.

> Output: 2880 dpi

Not needed, 1440 is fine.

> Epson Calibration,Photorealistic, -5Magenta,-1 Yellow

No. Use Automatic.

These settings should give you a beautiful print on Epson Archival
Matte. Once you get this down pat, you can experiment with other settings.

Jerry

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