Digital BW, The Print

Thanks, Nemo,

Right, Photoshop Elements does not have the color management feature
the full version has, it's very limited.

However, I'm studying the docs for QImage and a friend thinks it's
doable. Thanks for your tips,

Paul

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Nemo Niemann"
<nemophoto@...> wrote:
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@...m, "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