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RE: [Digital BW] Epson 2200 frustrations

2003-10-22 by Paul D. DeRocco

> From: Jake Hellbach [mailto:jake@...]
>
> I had the same problems with the 2200. I was about to buy a RIP software
> when I tried one more time with the "out of the box" printer software.
> I either use one of my digital photos and make it grayscale in
> Photoshop or
> scan one of my b/w negatives.
> Edit the photo any way you wish but before you print it, make it an RGB
> file, not grayscale.
> I use Epson Matt paper and use the Epson ICC profile that came with the
> printer for that paper.
> Using this setup, I now get excellent b/w prints.

I had the same experience with printing B&W images, so I suspect a driver
bug. However, converting the image to RGB still left me with some noticeable
color cast. I suspect the printer-to-printer variation is significant.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...

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