Re: [Digital BW] OS-X profile conversions (was Workaround for MeasureTool when using QTR Create ICC?)
2012-03-08 by Steve Kale
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The megapixel issue - "again" and other issues
2012-03-08 by Mel
In striving for perfection this issue has again come to the surface and placed itself on my current agenda. My current SLR is an old Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n ay
Re: [Digital BW] OS-X profile conversions (was Workaround for MeasureTool when using QTR Create ICC?)
2012-03-08 by Ernst Dinkla
... For (1) Adobe provided the Color Printer Utility, should have been Apple s job in a sense but it is too busy with other gadgets. Print at 40 pixels a cm
Re: [Digital BW] OS-X profile conversions (was Workaround for MeasureTool when using QTR Create ICC?)
2012-03-08 by Steve Kale
... It should assume Generic Gray Gamma 2.2 Profile or Adobe RGB, yes, but then who knows what Epson did. Even if it didn t, so long as it is consistent and
Re: [Digital BW] OS-X profile conversions (was Workaround for MeasureTool when using QTR Create ICC?)
2012-03-08 by Ernst Dinkla
... I would not like to have that done so obscure and wrong in my OS. If Epson, when it adapted the ABW drivers to the new OS-X, did the correct thing it
Re: [Digital BW] OS-X profile conversions (was Workaround for MeasureTool when using QTR Create ICC?)
2012-03-08 by Steve Kale
That s all fine and a move to assuming a gamma of 2.2 versus 1.8 brings them more in line with common sense. An operating system needs to assume a profile when
Re: [Digital BW] Workaround for MeasureTool when using QTR Create ICC?
2012-03-08 by Ernst Dinkla
There is an OS-X v10.6 page related to untagged images but it does not tell you what the default substitution is. Both sRGB and AdobeRGB are mentioned for
Re: [Digital BW] Workaround for MeasureTool when using QTR Create ICC?
2012-03-08 by Ernst Dinkla
... Could it be worse, OS-X Colorsync assigning an untagged target image with the current monitor profile? It has that policy in Safari if I recall it
Will UT14 work in a 3.5 picoliter printer?
2012-03-07 by mccarvill
Anyone using UT14 inks in an Epson 3880, or other 3.5 picoliter printer? I m using UT14 in my 1400, and would like to replicate the look of my 1400 s prints in
Re: Home brew vs MIS ESC-BASEPT-UC
2012-03-07 by Paul
Seth, ... That was the situation the last time I inquired. I m not sure why they don t sell the Eb6 clear base, but it may be due to it being incompatible
For harry Lockwood-Printer Resolution
2012-03-07 by Globe Trotteur
harry, I have been trying to reply to your message you sent me but your address keeps bouncing.The message you sent about printer resolution was sent to me and
Re: [Digital BW] Workaround for MeasureTool when using QTR Create ICC?
2012-03-07 by Steve Kale
It would be good if the community berated Apple on this stuff http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html ... [Non-text portions of this message have been
Using Paul Roark"s curves in PS3?
2012-03-07 by Richard
Hi Folks, I ve finally found some time to jump back into printing with my 2200 and the UT-3D inks but I m have some trouble. I d like to use the curves Paul
Re: Home brew vs MIS ESC-BASEPT-UC
2012-03-07 by Seth Rossman
Thanks Paul. So it s home brew or buy their bottles? they don t sell that base? Seth
Re: Home brew vs MIS ESC-BASEPT-UC
2012-03-07 by Paul
... My tests with that MIS clear base resulted in rather rough Eboni prints. It is not what MIS uses for Eboni-6 nor its Ultra Tone inks. I don t recommend
Home brew vs MIS ESC-BASEPT-UC
2012-03-06 by sethrus
Is there a color difference between mixing Carbon-6 using the Paul s formulae on his site or just using the MIS clear (well, slightly amber) base ESC-BASE-UC
Re: [Digital BW] Colorbase 2.61+ for PC
2012-03-02 by Steve Kale
I can t get ver 2.6.1 to work on my Mac. I keep getting a message indicating performance would worsen if I used a calibration with the measured data. Maybe
Colorbase 2.61+ for PC
2012-03-02 by sethrus
Has anyone, especially on the Euro side, seen Colorbase 2.61 or higher for the PC side? (yes, it affects B&W too.) I have been to Epson Euro and Epson UK to
Re: [Digital BW] Workaround for MeasureTool when using QTR Create ICC?
2012-03-02 by Steve Kale
Re a replacement for MeasureTool http://www.on-sight.com/2012/02/22/using-colorport-for-qtr-grayscale-and-alt-process-measurement-and-profiling/
Re: [Digital BW] Workaround for MeasureTool when using QTR Create ICC? OT??
2012-03-02 by sethrus
Sorry Steve- I didn t mean to sound as if I was telling you how to prepare, although on re-reading I can see that. My bad. What I was gettng at is that I
Re: [Digital BW] Workaround for MeasureTool when using QTR Create ICC? OT??
2012-03-02 by Steve Kale
Seth We re talking about different things here. I am not talking about how to convert an image to B&W. There are a multitude of ways to do that, some of
Re: [Digital BW] Optical Brightening Agents - OBAs
2012-03-02 by John
Ernst: It doesn t take much of a protective coat on the microporous ink jet media to protect against oxidation. Any sealant is better than leaving it open to
Workaround for MeasureTool when using QTR Create ICC? OT??
2012-03-02 by Seth Rossman
I just want to throw something in that you may want to test along with what you are doing already. I ran into this while doing a test book. In their case they
Printer Resolution question
2012-03-02 by Globe Trotteur
I assume not everybody is using Epson printers in this forum.360 ppi is the preferred resolution for Epson. What about HP or Canon? is it 300 ppi? Thanks for
Re: [Digital BW] Workaround for MeasureTool when using QTR Create ICC?
2012-03-02 by Steve Kale
I took this up with Alan in another thread over on LuLa. Unfortunately the discussion in the thread you briefly participated in was far from complete and had
Re: [Digital BW] Optical Brightening Agents - OBAs
2012-03-02 by Ernst Dinkla
... Alright, that replaces part of my worries from the GE applied to the Luster consistency :-) I still think we should be aware that there might be something
Re: [Digital BW] Optical Brightening Agents - OBAs
2012-03-02 by Paul
... The variance among the tests is surprising. Looking just at the Epson Premium Luster paper white samples at 100 Mlux-hours, the I* Color for the printers
Re: [Digital BW] Optical Brightening Agents - OBAs
2012-03-01 by Ernst Dinkla
... I asked Mark in the dpreview forum whether the paper white was measured including gloss enhancer when avialable in the inkset. He was positive on that. If
Re: [Digital BW] Optical Brightening Agents - OBAs
2012-03-01 by Paul
... The OBAs are dyes, which seem to react more strongly to sprays. The Claria dyes also have much better light (and gas?) fastness when a protective spray is
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Optical Brightening Agents - OBAs
2012-03-01 by Ernst Dinkla
... In relation with OBA the PVA is just one of the possible causes, I did not mention water next to the glycol and glycerol, there are also wetting agents etc
Re: Optical Brightening Agents - OBAs
2012-03-01 by Seth Rossman
... a pulp suspension with a filler composition comprising finely divided optically brightened plastic fibres,.... There we go. We are headed to
Looking for Epson Pro 7000 Network card
2012-03-01 by Glenn
Hi all, I m looking for an Epson Pro 7000 network card left sitting unused - C823633, C823643 or C12C824352 I m interested in purchasing one. I m in Australia
Re: [Digital BW] Optical Brightening Agents - OBAs
2012-03-01 by Ernst Dinkla
... Paul, there are possibly ten or more there that tested bad on paper white shifts while the inks did better. The HP Pro Satin is an RC paper tested badly
Optical Brightening Agents - OBAs
2012-02-29 by Paul
This patent application has some interesting information on OBAs: http://www.patentstorm.us/applications/20100230061/description.html The materials indicate
Re: To feed or not to feed
2012-02-29 by sethrus
Davi- Thank you for that. I think my max is 225-250 gsm. and the 2400 needed a boost with that.
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Epson 4800 ABW, what paper setting for HPR Baryta?
2012-02-29 by Steve Kale
thx all ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Opinions on the newer Epsons
2012-02-29 by Paul
... QTR does not support the 1100. ... See page 1 of http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Eboni-4-Plus.pdf for a comparison of carbon v. ABW v. neutralized third
Opinions on the newer Epsons
2012-02-29 by sethrus
Okay, my main choices are down to three. I am going to dedicate an 1100 or 1400 to QTR/MIS B&W. Also, I am going to go to a second printer as a main color
Re: To feed or not to feed
2012-02-29 by dnasater@comcast.net
Seth, I ve feed 350gsm H ahnemuehle Muesuem Etching through my 1400 without issue. Sometimes it needs a little shove to get started. David [Non-text portions
To feed or not to feed
2012-02-29 by sethrus
My 2400 gave it up!! Just guessing that repair will equal or exceed a new printer, I am opting for the latter. This time I am going to separate B&W from color
[Digital BW] Re: 2200 Question
2012-02-29 by Paul
... I use cloth bias tape (I think it s called). It s readily available at places that sell sewing supplies, including Walmart. Luckily it s been a long
RE: [Digital BW] Re: Epson 4800 ABW, what paper setting for HPR Baryta?
2012-02-29 by David Whistance
Hahnemuhle uses Premium Lustre when making their profiles. David Whistance From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Re: Epson 4800 ABW, what paper setting for HPR Baryta?
2012-02-28 by Keith
Not familar with hanemuhle, but isn t this a premium luster or semi gloss as opposed to Semi matte?
[Digital BW] Re: 2200 Question
2012-02-28 by SGK
I also live in an area of low humidity (New England in winter) and sufferred a clogged yellow nozzle. Cleaning cycles didnt help. Cleaning solution from
Epson 4800 ABW, what paper setting for HPR Baryta?
2012-02-28 by steve5773
I am getting some crushing of the darkest blacks with the paper set to Premium Semimatte 250. Wondering what paper settings people are using for HPR Baryta and
Re: UT14 for Glossy Prints
2012-02-27 by Paul
... Yes. ... Yes, find the acv curve that is for the right type of paper -- glossy or matte -- and has the tone you want. Then print an Adobe RGB 21-step test
Re: UT14 for Glossy Prints
2012-02-27 by remononaz1
Thank you, Paul. Am I correct that the zip file you are referring to is the file http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/1400-Profiles.zip in the document UT14.pdf?
Re: UT14 for Glossy Prints
2012-02-27 by pr_roark
... The profiles I made use Photoshop curves (in the Zip file) embedded in ICCs, and for glossy paper these curves avoid using the Eboni by having one of the
Re: UT14 for Glossy Prints
2012-02-26 by mccarvill
QTR will take this into account if you click under K, then tell QTR that C = black (by setting its density = 100). To see examples of this, you can
UT14 for Glossy Prints
2012-02-26 by remononaz1
I ve read the article http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/UT14.pdf explaining the use of the UT14 ink set and understand it. I ve also worked with QTR and created