Re: QTR Questions about Linearizing and reading patches???
2009-01-28 by Randy Rancier
Thanks for your comments Paul. I ended up painting the outside of the orifice with whiteout making sure not to get any on the inside. It has help greatly
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A "solarized" appearance ?
2009-01-28 by frankg_photo
I just printed with QTR, 2200, UC on GoldFibreSilk and although the print is pretty good (I ll reserve judgement until the morning when it s dry), I did notice
Re: QTR Questions about Linearizing and reading patches???
2009-01-28 by dlruckus
Hi Randy. I also enlarged the calibration target, specifically so that I could use it with a lab type bench top spectro. It worked fine. I think all that is
Re: QTR Questions about Linearizing and reading patches???
2009-01-28 by pr_roark
... I have the earlier model and found that if I put a white dot on the outside of the read orifice on the side I m looking at while reading, it made it much
Re: epson r1800
2009-01-27 by elmstreetshuffle
... epson and they said the ... the waste pads in ... borrow a PC laptop to run ... oops on the question-i m guessing the russians will be helping with the
Re: epson r1800
2009-01-27 by elmstreetshuffle
... epson and they said the ... the waste pads in ... borrow a PC laptop to run ... i tried the site that paul w. gave me and it worked great. how do you reset
QTR Questions about Linearizing and reading patches???
2009-01-27 by Randy Rancier
I also posted this question on the QTR group site! The issue I m having is with reading the Ink Pattern Page for QTR is with my densitometer (Spyder3Print);
QTR, 2200, UC, GoldFibreSilk
2009-01-27 by frankg_photo
QTR, 2200, UC, Ilford Gold Fibre Silk Can anyone provide me with a profile / curves to use this combination to try it out for black & white images? Thank you,
Re: [Digital BW] HP paper is "the same as" HPR?
2009-01-27 by Tony Sleep
... In UK at least it is complete b*ll*cks. Here s my usual supplier s page full of HPR sheet sizes http://www.squidtechnology.com/hfa_pr308.htm ... HP
Re: [Digital BW] Dual PiezoTone K4 system?
2009-01-27 by Jon Cone
Unfortunately, Epson print heads have a finite life and our X600 and 4000 printers are not reliably producing the micro dots - and I m not investing in new
Re: HP 8850 for glossy B&W?
2009-01-26 by Barrett Benton
Tony s recital of the issues printing glossy black-and-white with the 8850 and 9180 are the reasons I ve stuck with HP s Photosmart 8750 Pro, which does
RE: [Digital BW] Dual PiezoTone K4 system?
2009-01-26 by David Whistance
Yes please. Any chnace of doing it for an older printer as I have been thinking about this for my second 4000. I ve got a selenium/sepia split tone K7 set in
Dual PiezoTone K4 system?
2009-01-26 by Jon Cone
Is anyone interested in a dual ink PiezoTone system for a current printer system (2400, 3800, 4800, 4880, 7800, 7880, 9800, 9880)? (2880 is almost a go...)
HP paper is "the same as" HPR?
2009-01-26 by djon43
A big paper retailer said HP is the only company selling HPR in sheets (tho its still available as HPR in rolls from that retailer and elsewhere). 1) do you
Re: UT-R18
2009-01-26 by Bob Marsolais
Paul, ... I m glad you asked! I ll dilute the UT-C and UT-M before I use them for UT-LC and UT-LM. Bob
Re: UT-R18
2009-01-26 by pr_roark
Bob, ... No, the light versions use the normal 30% dark ink to 70% base (Glop). UT14 C and M are actually PKs -- one cool one warm (K4-PK). Paul
Re: UT-R18
2009-01-26 by Bob Marsolais
... No. My understanding from your UT14 writeup is that UT14-C and UT14- LC are the same ink, and the same for UT14-M and UT14-LM. Neither the UT14-C or M
Re: [Digital BW] HP 8850 for glossy B&W?
2009-01-26 by Tony Sleep
... The HP s have 3 B&W modes. - Black & gray only is very neutral but only works on matt papers (on which it s excellent). Bronzing and GD is substantial on
Re: UT-R18
2009-01-26 by pr_roark
Hi Bob, ... You mean you d dilute the C and M for the lighter inks? ... Diluted to 30% UT-C (UT-LC), 84% ... 16% ... I didn t work from the k4-PK that I think
Re: UT-R18
2009-01-26 by Bob Marsolais
Paul and all, Sorry for the delay in continuing this tread. After spending some time reviewing how this thread has developed, I ve come to the conclusion that
Re: is BO on R1800 without QTR possible?
2009-01-26 by steve_wadlington
Glad it worked for you. I m not an expert by any means, I pick stuff up from everyone here. This was the first Christmas I printed cards. BW on the 2400 with
Re: dark print
2009-01-26 by Matthew Newhook
To close this thread I figured out why my prints were so dark. When I did the initial print of the 21 test strip I printed with the printer color management
Re: curves tutorial
2009-01-26 by Louis Dina
... Earl, I totally misunderstood what you were looking for. I understand now. I believe Paul Roark has some great information on his website for what you
Re: curves tutorial
2009-01-26 by esharamaki
Lou, Thanks for the reply. I believe before using printfix pro or spectrophotomer to create icc for color managed workflow, curves were used to smooth out
HP 8850 for glossy B&W?
2009-01-25 by Roger
I m thinking about the HP 8850 or 9180 for larger than letter sized glossy B&W. I currently use UTR2 in a letter sized R220 and like it but haven t had much
Re: Some additional thoughts - Advice for going BO on an 1800
2009-01-25 by Murray
Thank you Alistair and everyone for your helpful input. Clearly embarking on this adventure without expecting some difficulties is would be naive. It sounds
Re: curves tutorial
2009-01-25 by Louis Dina
... Earl, I m not sure what you mean by ink positions . I assume you are looking for a way to use curves in individual channels to balance color and control
Re: is BO on R1800 without QTR possible?
2009-01-25 by Paul Whiting
I ve answered my own question about fonts... I happened to have an all b/w ps document that a colleague gave me, and it has some text. I tried a different font
Re: is BO on R1800 without QTR possible?
2009-01-25 by Paul Whiting
Thanks, Steve, very helpful. Only thing is, in order to print quality black with carbon ink and QTR, I need to have a file in the .tiff format - but PS
Re: [Digital BW] HP Z3100 Vivera Grey
2009-01-25 by Ernst Dinkla
... The HP Latex pages describe the cosolvents (next to water) of that outdoor ink type as being very similar to the ones used in the normal aqueous inks.
Re: Keeping big prints flat in the frame.
2009-01-25 by Randy Rancier
Clayton, I didn t think gator board was archival or even acid free or that matter. I m not that familiar with it, perhaps there are some varieties that are
Re: is BO on R1800 without QTR possible?
2009-01-25 by steve_wadlington
Paul, I have printed note cards with the 1800 and 2400 using PS CS2. I work the image to completion, create a new image with canvas size the dimensions of the
curves tutorial
2009-01-25 by esharamaki
Can someone direct me to a web page where I might find a fairly detailed tutorial on using/modifying Photoshop curves for use in controlling ink positions? I
Re: [Digital BW] HP Z3100 Vivera Grey
2009-01-25 by pr_roark
... The results are the opposite. The dilutions with the higher viscosity base settle significantly less than the HP OEM grey ink (which is not bad either).
Re: [Digital BW] HP Z3100 Vivera Grey
2009-01-25 by sinar001
The HP Z-series of printers has a built-in ink agitation system. The base of the cart has a soft rubber bung that is periodically agitated by the printer.
1400 with MIS PRO Inks
2009-01-24 by phil_nuggent
G day All, I m trying to setup my 1400 so that it can print Eboni BO and colour when I need to without changing inks. I figure the best way to do this would
Re: Some additional thoughts - Advice for going BO on an 1800
2009-01-24 by hp9180profile
... decide ... to ... Murray, after my initial negative feedback to your question, I have invested a some more time in my R1800 setup and can now report that I
Re: is BO on R1800 without QTR possible?
2009-01-24 by Paul Whiting
a PS: You may wonder... well, why don t you just keep your present setup? Do your notecards in the 220 and just images in the 1800. A fair question - my
is BO on R1800 without QTR possible?
2009-01-24 by Paul Whiting
I think I ve got myself in a corner. Here s the situation: I have an R220 and an R1800. In the R220 I have Eboni in the black slot and cleaning fluid in the
Re: [Digital BW] HP Z3100 Vivera Grey
2009-01-24 by Ernst Dinkla
... Correct, they are in fact overfilled and when declared empty you can be sure that you got the 130 ml. That wasn t so in the past with other manufacturers.
Re: [Digital BW] HP Z3100 Vivera Grey
2009-01-24 by pr_roark
... All inkjet pigments have some form of stabilization coating, even if just an un-attached surfactant. These stop flocculation/agglomeration, but the
RE: [Digital BW] Re: Keeping big prints flat in the frame.
2009-01-24 by Eric Neilsen
Clayton, I don t think the water based sprays have lacquer or shellac in them. I use both DCP and Glamour II both water based sprays in an HPLV. I ll certainly
Re: Keeping big prints flat in the frame.
2009-01-24 by Clayton Price
Hi All - Just a few words about mounting - Within my knowledge, all of the sprays have some sort of lacquer or shellac base. There are newer compounds for
Re: [Digital BW] HP Z3100 Vivera Grey
2009-01-24 by Tony Sleep
... HP claim their electrostatic encapsulation of pigment maintains dispersion and prevents settling. This may be overwhelmed by a centrifuge, giving a result
Re: Keeping big prints flat in the frame. (Framing 101)
2009-01-24 by jerryhadam
As a framer and a photographer just a point of view. I have had the pleasure of working on three Ansel Adams prints in the last year and all were dry mounted
Re: [Digital BW] HP Z3100 Vivera Grey
2009-01-24 by pr_roark
... I was able to pull 140 grams of ink from the Z3100 PK cart. At $67, it s more than I like to pay for ink, but a 30% dilution for LK the HP ink cost is
Re: [Digital BW] HP Z3100 Vivera Grey
2009-01-24 by Ernst Dinkla
... The carts are 130 ml on the Z3100/Z3200 and within each is a membrane pump that pumps the ink out from beneath the ink content, the same pump also stirs
Re: Keeping big prints flat in the frame.
2009-01-24 by Jules
We sell our photographic prints mounted and framed as Archival. Ours are typically 16x12, 20x24, and some 10x8. To achieve the mounting part we cold mount onto
Re: [Digital BW] HP Z3100 Vivera Grey
2009-01-24 by pr_roark
I ran a centrifuge test on few alternative bases for diluting the HP PK. I included the un-altered HP Grey in the test for a control or standard against which
RE: [Digital BW] Advice for going BO on an 1800
2009-01-24 by Gary Wagner
Murray, FYI According to MIS the Eboni 6 inks have been discontinued. Paul R. says he is working on an alternative combination. Gary Wagner From: