Re: [Digital BW] Ultra Tones & Dedicated B&W vs ImagePrint & 7-Color
2003-10-23 by Steve Kale
Tom I can¹t recall which OS you are using but if you use a Mac then for B&W you should definitely test QTR with the OEM inks. Steve From: Bob Frost
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2003-10-23 by Steve Kale
Tom I can¹t recall which OS you are using but if you use a Mac then for B&W you should definitely test QTR with the OEM inks. Steve From: Bob Frost
2003-10-23 by Bob Frost
Tom, Now that I have got the IP Demo working with my 2200, I find that the B&W works fine - better than I can do with a good custom profile. However, the color
2003-10-23 by Bob Frost
Ken, In that case I would use System Restore to go back to the system files you had the day before you first installed IPDemo. I ve just had to do it to get
2003-10-23 by scottburroughs2003
Johnny: Went to the site and in 30 seconds my problem is solved! Many thanks, Scott ... know
2003-10-23 by Paul Roark
Mike, ... Yes. Epson does not use pigments in it. ... It seems to work fine with pigments. The pigment particle sizes are very small even compared to the
2003-10-23 by amateriat
So...as the smoke clears, I resist the temptations of Epson s upcoming 4000 and contemplate replacing my faithful 1270 (possibly for sale, cheap; inquire via
2003-10-23 by James Sims
Mike, To your last point, definitely go with the 1280 and the MIS Inks, you will be very pleased. I use the MIS inks on the 1280 (and CIS) and print using the
2003-10-23 by Mitch Alland
For: Mike Botelho ... I have a 7600 and am printing with ImagePrint. First, my take on ImagePrint: I am very happy with it -- B&W is spot-on neutral without
2003-10-23 by Brad Mol
Thanks Mike I checked out those sites and it was good reading. I am learning a lot. Do you think I am better with a 1280 dedicated to B&W or go with a 2200
2003-10-23 by Tom Baker
I think that s a pretty fair assesment. I elected the pay someone else to do the work approach. I have a 9600 with Imageprint. I don t regret it at all.
2003-10-23 by andu
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 22:32:37 -0400 ... can now see some of ... that other ... most welcome. Looks like you used some demo software to print them, nice effect.
2003-10-23 by Mike Botelho
Hi Brad, I found these helpful. You might also: http://home.att.net/~rwharris/DarkroomTechniquesNovDec.pdf http://home.att.net/~rwharris/Printers.html For my
2003-10-23 by Mitch Alland
For: Ken Carney ... If installation of the IP demo has caused problems I would send an e-mail to ColorByte to ask them what is wrong and what you should do. In
2003-10-23 by Mike Botelho
OK, based on absorbing lots of information in a very short amount of time, I seem to have reached a choice between two options, using the Ultra Tone inks on a
2003-10-23 by Tom Baker
Paul - ICC profiles are usually made with expensive hardware/software. That s why the going price is usually high. However, I have seen, and actually
2003-10-23 by Brad Mol
Hi Mike I am getting all the messages. I must say there is a lot of info. I already own the 1280. I have to get some type of ink set but am not sure which
2003-10-23 by Boris Wiedenfeld
My site is finally up (well, sort of). At least you can now see some of my pictures. I always like to look at the pictures that other list-members put up.
2003-10-23 by Kip Babington
The mystery has been resolved. I subsequently went to the Adobe site, found the forum that discussed Photoshop, and came across a specific question similar to
2003-10-23 by A. Huntley
Hi Eric, I have been reading with interest all the posts regarding your odyssey into the digital B&W print realm. Being a long-time darkroom worker (30+ years)
2003-10-23 by Paul Roark
Ernst, ... I must admit to being rather clueless when it comes to ICC profiles. I guess I assumed that sophisticated profiling hardware and software were
2003-10-23 by Ken Carney
Bob, I have edited the registry (found dozens of keys left by IP), but still no joy. I still cannot reinstall the 1270. Before the IP demo the Epson driver
2003-10-23 by Paul Roark
... I was curious about what those cost. (I have an 8x10 version.) At B&H the Nova 3-slot vertical 16x20 processor is $1050. That s about what I ll probably
2003-10-22 by Eric Maquiling
... Funny, I m on the same track. I m on the fork in the road...should I get an epson 1280 and UT inks or should I get a NOva vertical processor for 16x20 s
2003-10-22 by Mike Botelho
Thanks very much for the links. I read all the available information, plus followed the available links. I m in full absorbtion mode right now, so any and
2003-10-22 by Mike Botelho
Hi Brad, As you can tell, I m really doing lots of my thinking out loud and doing all of my conversing in public, so you definitely have access to any replies
2003-10-22 by Mike Botelho
Thanks for the great information, Martin. It really helps to give me an idea where I ll stand in relation to wet darkroom work. Overall, I m beginning to get
2003-10-22 by Mike Botelho
Thanks for the input, Tom. Although I ve been concerned about attaining DMax comparable to what I ve gotten out of wet darkroom work, I m nonetheless very
2003-10-22 by Mike Botelho
Thanks, Paul, for welcoming me and for the very interesting information. I also checked out your website (which I d actually visited a few days ago, in fact),
2003-10-22 by Paul D. DeRocco
... Mine s still full-featured, even though something was just downloaded from Adobe. Whatever it downloaded, I m sure it doesn t have anything to do with the
2003-10-22 by Kip Babington
I ve been using the Adobe RAW plug in for Photoshop 7 since about a week after it came out, and have been quite pleased with its functionality as compared to
2003-10-22 by Carl Schofield
You currently have a few choices for getting good B&W output from the 2200, depending on your platform (PC or Mac), and the Epson driver is not one of them.
2003-10-22 by Phil Morse
Paul, Please disregard this last, I was in error, I am now getting identical step wedges from PSLE and PWP. Sorry, in over my head. :-( Phil Morse
2003-10-22 by Paul D. DeRocco
... I had the same experience with printing B&W images, so I suspect a driver bug. However, converting the image to RGB still left me with some noticeable
2003-10-22 by Jake Hellbach
Glen, I had the same problems with the 2200. I was about to buy a RIP software when I tried one more time with the out of the box printer software. I either
2003-10-22 by Tom Baker
It s not the ink set, it s the drivers. I have read a couple of comments on here that people have been able to get good b&w results after tweaking the Epson
2003-10-22 by Jeff Randall
Based on my direct observation of the ramps and Swatchbook measurements of the step wedges, I concluded that the PS and PW curves were essentially identical
2003-10-22 by gdicrocco
After following a recommendation about the Ilford Smooth Pearl paper, I have made some decent b/w prints. However, they are not truly b/w. They have a very
2003-10-22 by Mark Hahn
The 2200 is great for b&w right out of the box if you add the $500 (currently on sale for $400 if you buy some paper) imageprint 5.5 RIP to the package ...
2003-10-22 by sceptre12345
... existing ... Transformation -- Stack -- Images ? Cheers, Andre
2003-10-22 by Paul Roark
Jeff, ... The image editors clearly have smoothing algorithms that interpolate and plot the lines between the points. In PW, you can even disable this
2003-10-22 by Ernst Dinkla
... From: Paul Roark To: DigitalB&WPrint Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 7:25 PM
2003-10-22 by Jeff Randall
... Absolutely! Once I got close using the mouse to move the control points in in the fully scalable PWP curves window, I switched to the text editor to input
2003-10-22 by Paul Roark
Is there a Paint Shop Pro user who knows whether the Photoshop image adjustment curves can be used by this program? Thanks. Paul http://www.PaulRoark.com
2003-10-22 by Paul Roark
Jeff, ... I generally enter numbers in the Photoshop box as opposed to moving the points manually. So, accuracy has not been a problem with the method I now
2003-10-22 by sceptre12345
... reviews. ... Hi Teresa, Welcome to the group. Your post is just fine. If you search the archive of this group, (top right side) with the words Arches
2003-10-22 by tneptune2
I m new to posting so please forgive me if I screw this up! There is a well done review of the Arches Infinity paper at www.dpandi.com. under reviews. I have
2003-10-22 by Jon
... Hi Brad, As with most lists, this one has a great archive of messages--this group s archive is available from the group home page. Jon
2003-10-22 by Paul Roark
Jeff, ... That was the problem. The upper Opt button will open the Photoshop curves, the lower Opt button will not. Thanks. Paul http://www.PaulRoark.com
2003-10-22 by Jeff Randall
Paul: When I was developing the MIS FS/FSN workflow for the 1160 I found that it is much easier to create the necessary curves in PWP because the curves window
2003-10-22 by Jeff Randall
Paul: I just check with Jonathan Sachs the Picture Window developer and he indicated that both PW and PWP can open and read PhotoShop color curve and map files