Digital BW, The Print

The Media Type is a hold-over from gimp-print.  It potentially could be
used for "physical" properties of the paper such as thickness, platen gap,
and feeding issues.  From what I've observed I don't think this is ever used.
I think all the current printers are pretty automatic for these things in their
default mode.  Unfortunately this area of the Epson documentation is vague
to non-existent.  

I'm sure it doesn't effect the QTR profiles -- ink limits and such.  At the 
moment I just leave it always on Matte Paper.

Roy


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Wolfson" 
<rw@r...> wrote:
> > From: Scott Graham [mailto:gebilwil@n...] 
> > Try it and see. 
> 
> So far I have observed no effect. But between Stephen and Roy, an
> authoritative answer ought to be available; the control appears to be
> undocumented in QTRGui help.
> 
> > In the Epson driver, a lot more is changed than curves: ink 
> > type in particular (matte or photo), 
> 
> Matte vs. Photo ink applies only to black, and then only if both blacks
> are housed in the printer. At present, this means the Epson 4000 only.
> And QTRGui has a separate control for selecting photo vs. matte black.
> 
> > ink load, 
> 
> Yes, which is what I meant by "curves" (internal to the Epson driver).
> 
> > feed suction, etc.
> 
> Suction is a feature of wide format printers only. Possibly the "Media
> Type" setting in QTRGui controls this, but I don't know. Which is why I
> asked.
> 
> > and the curves don't change at all unless you are using 
> > printer color management (same as source in Print w/Previewe)
> > Scott
> 
> Perhaps you are referring to ICC profiles? The Epson driver certainly
> changes ink loading (what I meant by "curves") as a function of media
> type no matter what color management scheme is in use. Of course,
> certain media settings are synonyms for certain others in some printers.
> 
> 
> Richard