2009-02-25 by Paul Whiting
... Thanks, Greg, good feedback. Actually, I ve been running several nozzle checks in a row and it seems to be clearing up. I m reluctant to do too many head
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2009-02-25 by Myron Gochnauer
Using both Epson inks on a 4880 and MIS inks on an R1800 (with 3-mk setup), I am generally quite pleased with Moab s Kayenta and Lasal papers, as well as
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2009-02-25 by Greg
... Somehow, and I m not at all sure how this is happening, the inks is being sucked into that head! I ve had this happen on bottle systems, but never on a
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2009-02-25 by Greg
... companies spend on trying to market excellent customer support, rather than investing the money in actually providing excellent customer support. This
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2009-02-24 by Randy Rancier
I ve been using the UT-14 inkset in a Epson 1400. I m going to switch out the two cool tone PK and LK in the C and LC positions using the HP PK in the C
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2009-02-24 by Peter De Smidt
... The reason I asked was that InkJetArt.com and others list it as being out-of-stock. I just called InkJetArt and they said that currently orders for Alise
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2009-02-24 by Jim Goshorn
... Is it me or does it seem that with the higher D-Max of the newer Epson ink sets on glossy papers, BW images look too heavy? With digital being linear, the
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2009-02-24 by Paul Whiting
My R1800 uses the 3MK approach, ie Eboni ink in the two black and the glop positions. The other five positions contain the clear MIS cleaning fluid. When I run
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2009-02-24 by lilspeedbump1
... Marsolais ... had ... made ... 1800, ... to ... leaving ... following ... on ... mk ... since ... be ... for ... as ... I ... Matt ... but ... I was just
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2009-02-24 by Randy Rancier
For those interested, B&H sells the 25 sheet pack of 13x19 for $83.50 which is much less expensive that other places I found ($130-$150) Adorama sells the
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2009-02-24 by Randy Rancier
Thanks Paul for your response. I m sure you saw by my last response that i m going to try the diluting HP PK with the glop route and see how that works! I
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2009-02-24 by Michael Gordon
Epson Ultrachrome Yellow T5444 220ml. Unopened, in original packaging. Dated 5/2009 $65 OBO MIS Eboni Black, 220ml http://inksupply.com/ut7_7600.cfm Unopened,
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2009-02-24 by Bruce Watson
... Well good. We both think that we are right. What a surprise ;-) For me what a mediocre black means is that the print has no solid bottom end. Like a brass
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2009-02-24 by Harry Lockwood
Over time, I ve been aware of posts here regarding banding in prints from various machines. I didn t pay a lot of attention because I wasn t having the
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2009-02-24 by andre1moreau
... Paul, Thanks for the info on this new matte paper. That s one paper I m sure going to try out. Funny, this is a new paper and already the above supplier
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2009-02-24 by Peter De Smidt
Is this paper available yet, and if so, where?
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2009-02-24 by pr_roark
... Premier Art Generations Alise papers are now available. For information on the paper, see http://www.premierimagingproducts.com/pg_alisefineart.php One
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2009-02-24 by C D Tobie
... I d go along with you on almost every point... I can hardly argue the last one : ) But the human on the phone item I ll offer a different view on. The
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2009-02-24 by BKPhoto@aol.com
C. David Tobie- I m taking time to respond to your post in hopes that you might find an appropriate opportunity to pass my opinion up the ladder at Datacolor
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2009-02-24 by pr_roark
... The availability of the HP grey inks is part of why I like their PK. Those who do not want to deal with diluting can just pony up the bucks for the HP OEM
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2009-02-24 by Randy Rancier
Much thanks for your replies. I ve decided to experiment by diluting the HP PK with glop hoping that it will help or eliminate having to use glop from the Y
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2009-02-24 by d.burges
Thank all so much for your advice, I m having a meeting with the company on Thursday, so I ll be taking your ideas along with me to see what they think, I ll
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2009-02-24 by C D Tobie
... Its a tough economy, and we are all trying to find the best way to continue to be viable, and meet users needs. At Datacolor, for example, we have chosen
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2009-02-24 by pr_roark
... Probably not, but I think mine is rather typical of many homes and offices. ... As do I. ... I took a few photos that I think illustrate what I m seeing.
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2009-02-24 by Louis Dina
... David, Trash the above method. On further experimentation, it s a dog. The intial separation to an industry standard CMYK profile (SWOP, Euroscale, etc)
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2009-02-24 by Greg
I ve kind of been waiting for this to happen, and now it has been confirmed. The guys at Colorvision are going to have a good time with this little tidbit. I
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2009-02-24 by hp9180profile
... with the HP PK. I ... the glop if you thought ... the HP Z3100 inkset ... perhaps it is only required ... Randy, having used the B9180 fairly extensively
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2009-02-24 by Tyler Boley
If this is being printed with an Indigo, like the on line books etc., it s a well known problem for B&W. The system is very hard to keep consistant, and
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2009-02-24 by Louis Dina
David, Sorry for bombarding you, but I thought of one more good approach for printing 4/C B&W that will maintain neutrality on press. Do a standard RGB to CMYK
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2009-02-24 by Jane Waters
I guess I d err on the side of a duotone/tritone files. If you depend on just the process black ink printing on your black plate only, you ll end up with gray,
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2009-02-24 by Louis Dina
... David, I played around with a few conversion techniques (sRGB to CMYK) for B&W images. Thought you might be interested. Using Photoshop s Custom CMYK, I
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2009-02-24 by Michael T. Murphy
... Midwest Photo Exchange usually has the best prices, or close to it. www.mpex.com Great customer service if you get to know someone there. Web ordering is
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2009-02-24 by Bill Morse
Try Provantage for HP inks. Bill On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 9:39 AM, Randy Rancier ... -- Regards, Bill Morse Wm. Morse Editions http://www.MorseEditions.com/
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2009-02-24 by Debbi
I got mine from Midwest photo . I had to wait 2 weeks and they charged $20.00 over cost, but I got it. It is
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2009-02-24 by Randy Rancier
Paul, rather than diluting the HP PK with glop as I had discussed with you a couple of days ago in order to try to reduce the bronzing and gloss differential,
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2009-02-24 by hp9180profile
... prefer ... preferences ... Hi Myron, I do not have any experience with the MIS 4880 inkset but have experience with using MIS inks in the R1800. A few
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2009-02-24 by David Burges
This one is especially interesting, there is concern about the way the printing company manage the flow as the files are swinging from yellow to blue??? ...
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2009-02-24 by lessimnz
Bruce, if I could get a print on Epson Exhibition, Ilford Gold Silk, Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta, or Innova Semi-matte with pizza wheel marks, I d be ecstatic.
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2009-02-24 by Greg
... to know before refilling my carts. ... Well, I guess Werner doesn t like me then. He is only interested in communicating with resellers.
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2009-02-23 by Bruce Watson
... I ve been trying for days to not respond to this. It s only going to become a (minor, I hope) flame war. But... your real world doesn t match mine. I
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2009-02-23 by RobLee
you see I got samples of their ink with no problem at all. Just want to know before refilling my carts. ... From: Greg Subject:
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2009-02-23 by Louis Dina
... Greg, If you are talking about inputting Lab values for R/G/B/C/M/Y/K into Photoshop s Custom CMYK dialog boxes, it doesn t work properly. Unfortunately,
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2009-02-23 by Greg
... I would tend to agree here. Since the color casts vary, you might need a better printing company or to change the way you do things with the press. The
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2009-02-23 by Greg
... Been there, wanted to try them, couldn t even get them to sell me samples, so screw them! If they can t be bothered to even point me to a reseller so that
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2009-02-23 by C D Tobie
... Color management will typically improve results, but if similarly prepared files are coming out warm in some pages and cool on others, than it would appear
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2009-02-23 by Louis Dina
... David, I just sent such a job to press. Came back totally neutral using CMYK builds. Black only can sometimes look a little weak on press, and since it
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2009-02-23 by RobLee
wht not try OCP inks instead? ... From: kolwicz@minetfiber.com Subject: [Digital BW] Re:Clogging risks To:
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2009-02-23 by Antonis
David, one approach is to only use the black channel, leaving CMY channels blank (white). This means K will carry the full tonal range of the image. As an
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2009-02-23 by kolwicz@minetfiber.com
Myron, There s lots of opinions out there on both sides of the issue. I ve never heard of any definitive study that proves it one way or the other. The
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2009-02-23 by andre1moreau
Paul, Thanks for your help. I ll try printing on glossy paper using QTR uni-drectional and see how it goes. Regards, Andre
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