Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "rickbehl" <RickBehl@...> wrote:
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> Can I also assume now that I should use the Ultrasmooth media setting
> when profiling the Photo Rag paper using a Spyder3 calibration device ? 
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I didn't realize you had a Spyder 3 (Print Fix Pro?).  I was actually going to suggest looking for 
their test image that comes with the Print Fix Pro program.  I'm referring to their test image 
for choosing paper settings if you don't have the soft/hardware yet.  It is an image composed 
of many small colored squares with black and primary colors in the corners.  You can print 
four to a page and their help section discusses evaluating the different papers essentially in 
terms of blockage in the shadows and bleed over.  Not absolutely foolproof, and as Paul 
mentions in his article not all papers will correspond perfectly with any of the Epson settings, 
but I found it a great help, mostly in terms of eliminating settings quickly from consideration.