Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Whiting"
<paulmwhiting@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks Nemo,
> 
> How would I get a copy of that profile? I looked at the ICC profiles
> on the Piezography BW ICC CD but they all seem to be for paper.

The paper types are the profiles needed for the printer. Essentially,
what you are doing is using the stock Epson 1280 printer profile,
which is modified by using the Piezography ICC profile. The profile is
not unlike a profile created for color printing on a particular type
of paper. In Qimage, for instance (because it sounds as though
Essentials doesn't allow you to do much), you would choose your
printer. Make sure in the driver info you turn off all color
correction -- the ICC profile basically does this for you. Make sure
you've loaded the Piezography profile into your computer's color
management area. Windows has it located in
c:\windows\system32\spool\drivers\color. 

In Qimage, choose the Piezography ICC you want -- for instance
Hahnemuhle William Turner. Of course, you need some of that paper as
well. Qimage will do it's thing, using the Epson driver to output and
the Piezography ICC to control how the inks are used. One thing to
remember: you need to select a paper type in the Epson driver panel. I
believe on your printer Enhance Matte or Photo Quality Inkjet Paper
are the correct settings.

 
> Also, you used quad inks? Doesn't that mean four? But this printer
> uses one black cart and one color cart - and the color cart apparently
> has five compartments, which can be either the various CMY colors or
> five different shades of the black. Gotta warn you all... I'm a real
> newbie, so I'm likely to ask some very basic questions here!

Yes, Quad means four dilutions (shades) of Black pigment ink. In your
case, the 1280 uses six dilutions. Don't worry about that aspect.
Between the Epson driver and ICC profile, they handle whether you are
using four inks, six inks, or more. Good luck. Everyone has to start
somewhere.
 
> As for Photoshop Element's color settings, there are basically only
> three choices, and they are between some very generalized settings.
> Really not much to work with there, so I think Elements is out of the
> question. And I really hate to spend several hundred dollars on
> Photoshop just for that feature, I'm aiming for simplicity.
> 
> Thanks again,
> 
> Paul
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Nemo Niemann"
> <nemophoto@> wrote:
> >
> > You can use the Piezography ICC with your 1280 and Qimage. Basically,
> > Jon Cone developed an substitute ICC profile for the printer when
> > loaded with Piezography quad inks. You have to make sure you use that
> > ICC profile in Qimage where you can specify color management. I did
> > some printing that way using my 7000, before I moved to StudioPrint
> > RIP. I actually still use the quad inks (the last bit in my printer
> > now). I had OK results. Liked what I output from Photoshop a little
> > better.
> > 
> > I haven't used Elements, so I can't intelligently advise you what to
> > do there. I don't believe you have the option to have the program
> > manage your color for output (like Photoshop), but I could be wrong.
> > 
> > Nemo
> > 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Whiting"
> > <paulmwhiting@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Greetings,
> > > 
> > > Just acquired an Epson 1280, with two sets of Piezograpy BW ICC
carts,
> > > the CD, all for $100. Didn't think I should pass that up. The
> > > printer's hardly been used and the carts are in their sealed plastic
> > > envelopes.
> > > 
> > > Now what.. I see in the docs I'm supposed to use the Color
Settings in
> > > Photoshop, but I have Elements and its Color Settings are very
> > > spartan. The docs tell me I can use other imaging software by
studying
> > > the settings for Photoshop and using their equivalents in those
> > > applications. I do have QImage... I looked at its menus and I
see some
> > > parallels. But I could use some help here... has anyone used Qimage
> > > for this particular Piezography?
> > > 
> > > I would still use Elements for its other features, cropping, sizing,
> > > etc. but then I would think I could print the PSD files in QImage,
> > > using its color settings instead.
> > > 
> > > I'm a newbie... lots to learn. Thank you all in advance!
> > >
> >
>