Digital BW, The Print

I suspect the driver is the difference.  I think I've heard Epson didn't
re-write the 1160 driver of OS X. 

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Peter
> Aronson
> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 2:51 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Difficulty with Paul Roark's UT-FS curves
> 
> Thanks Paul. It seems that the curve that's giving me problems is
> identical to the one you sent me. There are definitely highlights in
> the step wedges, but it's not a very good scan. I'll rescan it and
> send you a very high-resolution file off list.
> 
> My nozzle checks are perfect. Seems the Epson printer driver I'm using
> has a lot more options than the one you had. I'm not sure whether it's
> the Epson driver or not. I'm running Mac OS X 10.3.8 and I'm not sure
> how to select a particular driver... only how to select the correct
> printer. However, I did download and install driver software from the
> Epson site, so I assume that's what's running. Here are some of the
> options the driver gives me when I go to print:
> 
> "ColorSync":
> - Color conversion: Standard (the only other option, "in printer", is
> grayed out). In the settings summary it says "Driver may perform
> custom color correction: True" and I don't see any way to fix that.
> - Quartz filter: None (there are several other options: Black & white,
> Blue tone, Gray tone, Lightness decrease, Lightness increase, Reduce
> file size, Sepia tone, and Add filters...)
> 
> "Printer features":
> -Feature sets: Basic settings
> -Media type: Matte Paper(Other options: Plain paper, Plain paper fast
> load, Postcard, Glossy film, Transparencies, Envelopes, Black Light
> Film, Inkjet Paper, Photo Quality Inkjet Paper, Photo Paper, Premium
> Glossy Photo Paper, Premium Luster Photo Paper, Photo Quality Glossy
> Paper, Ilford Heavy Paper, ColorLife Paper, Other)
> -Resolution: 1440x720 DPI Highest Quality (also offers 1440x720 DPI
> and 1440x720 DPI Unidirectional)
> -Image type: Photograph (Other options: Line Art, Solid Colors)
> -Dither Algorithm: Adaptive Hybrid (I've also tried EvenTone without
> much visible difference. Other options: Ordered, Fast, Very Fast,
> Hybrid Floyd-Steinberg)
> -Ink type: Four-color standard (Other options: Three-color composite,
> Quadtone)
> 
> What's odd is that I kept these settings for this and the other
> curves, and the EEM-2 and Mild-EEM curves didn't have tones out of
> order, just the dotty highlights.
> 
> If there are any Mac OS X users reading this, any idea how to be sure
> I'm using the right driver? Any idea how to disallow color correction
> in the driver?
> 
> Thanks,
> Peter
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
> <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> >
> > Peter,
> >
> > I can't tell what the problem might be.  Be sure you're using "No Color
> > Adjustment" and there are no other profiles used in the printing.
> >
> > The scan you posted looks light there are no highlights, but may be
> that is
> > just the scan.  Be sure you're getting perfect nozzle checks.
> >
> > I'd also be sure the driver is the Epson driver.  Some computers have
> > abbreviated drivers that act differently than the Epson drivers.
> >
> > I'll send you the curves off list.
> >
> > Paul
> 
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