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Time to thanks the Newsgroup

2008-10-28 by dgattarino

Dear all, we finally have come to a conclusion of our R&D program on B&W fine art printing. We are finally satisfied with the results we got after 1.5 years of

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Re: Print heads won't align

2008-10-28 by dizpark

... sky (going in the direction of the print head s movement along the printer s width). So I looked closer with my 5x loupe. The lines were not blocked

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Is there a 3880?

2008-10-28 by bill storm

Does anyone have any real info. on whether or not an Epson 3880 is likely to be on the US market soon? Thanks, Bill [Non-text portions of this message have

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Re: My Matte Paper Mayhem

2008-10-28 by pr_roark

... Somerset dmax on the 1800 with the 3MK process shows a Lab L = 19.06 (density 1.56). This would be Eboni with 3 jets and QTR. For Eboni and the 1800 you

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Re: My Matte Paper Mayhem

2008-10-27 by SteveZ

Hi Clayton, thanks for the feedback. Yes, I m familiar with your article # 5. I often refer to it. For most prints I make myself on my 3800, VFA is my paper of

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Re: My Matte Paper Mayhem

2008-10-27 by Clayton Jones

Hello Steve, ... I ve tested lots of matte papers (see article #5 at link below) and with K3 inks none had better dmax than VFA (HPR has better with

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[Digital BW] Re: Epson 3800

2008-10-27 by antoinedese

... the rear path? You can print the full 37.4 through either of the top feeds, i.e. the auto sheet feeder, or the manual rear feed. The front feed, intended

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Re: [Digital BW] Photoshop CS4

2008-10-27 by Michael King

What makes you think CS3 (or CS4) on Windows prints 14bit ? I believe its 8 bit with CS3 and other apps using the Windows Epson driver. The only way to get

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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Epson 3800

2008-10-27 by Richard Smallfield

Hi, can you print the full length (37 ) through the top path? Or just the rear path? thanks, Richard ... -- www.richardsmallfield.com Men are conservatives

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Re: Epson 3800

2008-10-27 by Steve F

I have also run a 3800 for over a year and have a couple of additional comments comments: 1. Relative to the 22 inch length: I have used third party 17x25

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Re:Photoshop CS4

2008-10-27 by Harry Lockwood

I seriously doubt you ll see a difference between 14 and 16 bit printing. FWIW, all my printing, Mac OS and CS3, is done with 16 bit images. Harry -- Harry F.

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WANTED: Used SP7800/80(Toronto Area)

2008-10-27 by photog0946

GREETINGS GROUP, I m looking for a previously enjoyed Epson SP7800/80 Printer, preferably set up for PK printing. I am located in the Toronto, Ontario,

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Re: [Digital BW] My Matte Paper Mayhem

2008-10-26 by Richard Smallfield

Hi, you might want to try Entrada Natural. Richard -- www.richardsmallfield.com The mass of men lead lives of quiet desparation. --Henry David Thorueau

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Re: [Digital BW] My Matte Paper Mayhem

2008-10-26 by Michael King

VFA has the best dmax of a matte paper with K3 inks. So any other paper is going to be a compromise in terms of DMax. I am also I big fan of VFA. But when I

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My Matte Paper Mayhem

2008-10-26 by SteveZ

Hello folks, it s been a while since I ve posted on here. I m a b&w fine art photographer looking for a new matte paper to use as an alternative to Epson

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Print heads won't align

2008-10-26 by Richard Smallfield

Hi, I just did a print on my 2100 (UC/QTR) and noticed lines in the sky (going in the direction of the print head s movement along the printer s width). So I

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Re: Epson 3800

2008-10-26 by antoinedese

... The 3800 will print to a maximum length of 37.4 inches. ... Qimage makes use of the Epson driver, and so is not able to circumvent the 37.4 inch

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Re: Epson 3800

2008-10-26 by Scott Jones

unlike the 3800 which limits one to 22 inches in length I too was concerned about this and Epson support told me that this is simply the length of standard

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Photoshop CS4

2008-10-26 by mtparis

I use an Epson 2400 and a slight variant of Clayton s B&W printing workflow. I am planning to upgrade CS3 to CS4 shortly. There are a number of factors around

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Re: R800 3MK higher D-MAx than 1400 BO?

2008-10-26 by scott_now_coming

... Thanks Paul, I must have missed that post. 3MK in the 1800/800 looks great and I never even think of it as being BO. However, I really like the simplicity

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Re: Epson 3800

2008-10-26 by Clayton Price

Hello All - I don t post too often to this terrific group, but always read the discussions, enthusiastically. I m considering a new larger printer (I m using a

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Re: Qimage & ABW mode ...

2008-10-25 by Gary Gervin

Steve, I have always used the ABW mode when printing from Qimage. I can t comment on comparisons with Photokit Sharpener, since I ve not used that tool. I do

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Re: Qimage

2008-10-23 by tynmansystems

This thread is really old (started in 2001), but the idea that QImage might be modifying the original image files concerned me. That would be a huge no-no in

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Re: floored.....

2008-10-23 by pr_roark

See http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/R1800.htm 3MK refers to the fact that the 1800 with this setup uses 3 MIS Eboni MK channels. Paul www.PaulRoark.com

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Re: Qimage

2008-10-23 by Jules

if you want Mike to listen then post your queries here. http://www.stevesforums.com/forums/view_forum.php?id=33 Jules

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Re: Qimage & ABW mode ...

2008-10-23 by steveabrink

I would to really like try Qimage for the benefits discussed, however, because I usually use the ABW mode, I would have to switch to the RGB B&W mode. Even

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Re:OT Epson Print Plugin for PS/mac

2008-10-23 by Andrew Sharpe

I ve just downloaded and tried this plugin. With the standard Claria inkset in an Epson 1400, on UPPM, the B&W is fairly neutral, looking quite similar to CS3

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Re: Graphic card for Photoshop users

2008-10-23 by Roger

I would think any OpenGL enabled card would work fine for photos. Video/3d modeling might put different demands on the card, but who really needs 1.5GB of RAM

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Re:OT Epson Print Plugin for PS/mac

2008-10-22 by robert49brake

... Here is a list of the printers the plugin works with: Epson Print Plug-In, Epson Stylus Photo 1400, Epson Stylus Photo 1410, Epson Stylus Photo R1800,

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Re: Qimage

2008-10-22 by djon43

Suggestion: try printing from Lightroom 2 (I think there s a free test download). I ve not fully abandoned QTR for Lightroom (lack of practice) but I suspect I

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Re: Aussie Epson R290 6 Color

2008-10-22 by pr_roark

... It s probably closest to the R260, but I assume the inksets that work with the 1400 would also be appropriate. ... Probably yes. ... I simply never tested

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Aussie Epson R290 6 Color

2008-10-22 by jag24x

Hi all, Here in Australia, Epson has a R290 a 6 Color printer. Will be getting a CIS for it. I plan to do only B&W on the printer, so I was wondering what sort

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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Qimage

2008-10-22 by Ernst Dinkla

... This route has been discussed some years ago and for Windows Stephen added on request a hotfolder to his QTR envelop so one could direct the Qimage print

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Re:OT Epson Print Plugin for PS/mac

2008-10-22 by Marvin Sanders

Hello all, I downloaded the Epson Print Plug-In, installed it to CS 3 but it seems to ONLY recognize my Epson 1400. Anyone else have anything to share from

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Re: Qimage

2008-10-22 by c1asia

i totally agree! great sharpening & interpolation algorithms. but i do wish they would leave it as a 16-bit TIFF so i can print it with all 16-bits through a

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Re: Epson 1400 with 3MK

2008-10-22 by frankbickelmeyer

... Thank you Paul! I will give the 1400 a try i guess. Will begin with BO and later with eboni 6. The 1400 is a real bargain to me. Wonderful new world ;-)

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