Black rendition with old quadtone set on 3000/QTR
2007-09-24 by Gary Weaver
Hi all, I plod along with a used 3000. The blacks never seemed as black as the same black ink in a 1270 doing BO. Yesterday, the grays were clogged and I got
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Re: Displaying multiple curves in PS
2007-09-24 by Clayton Jones
Hello Steve, ... I m not a great Photoshop expert but I don t think this is possible. Regards, Clayton Info on black and white digital printing at
Re: [Digital BW] trouble with dark prints on a 3800
2007-09-24 by Clayton Jones
Hello Dan, ... Please have a look at article #9 at the link below. It outlines a simple workflow for the 2400, and applies also to the 3800. In particular
RE: [Digital BW] trouble with dark prints on a 3800
2007-09-24 by Eric Neilsen
ABW – Advanced Black and White. It is possibly the best thing about owning a newer Epson printer. It gives you the ability to make very nice neutral B&W
Re: [Digital BW] trouble with dark prints on a 3800
2007-09-23 by eihnhoven
Oops, forgot...it s CS3. ... recommended. ... Steve ... will ... D50. The
Re: [Digital BW] trouble with dark prints on a 3800
2007-09-23 by eihnhoven
the paper profile is Pro 38PSPP which is what the sample pack recommended. What is AWB? Color balance issues don t seem to be applicable to my issues. The
Displaying multiple curves in PS
2007-09-23 by Stephen Kobrin
I cannot fingure out how to display mulitple saved curves at one time in Photoshop. I have several of curves that I use to adjust contrast before printing
A couple of B/W interviews
2007-09-23 by Keith Cooper
I was recently interviewed about B/W photography and printing for a UK magazine - I ve taken all my notes and expanded it into a couple of articles about B/W.
RE: [Digital BW] trouble with dark prints on a 3800
2007-09-23 by Eric Neilsen
More to the point, What profile are you allowing or telling the Epson driver to use? Bad choices in the printer driver itself can and will lead to problems
RE: [Digital BW] Re: Printing on Entrada 5x7 cards - need help please!
2007-09-23 by Paul Roark
They may have finally gotten the paper feed right with the R260. I m hoping the 1400 does as well. Paul www.PaulRoark.com . I wish
Re: Printing on Entrada 5x7 cards - need help please!
2007-09-23 by Stephen Kobrin
I have similar problems with my R800. Two suggestions. First, run 6 or 7 sheets of plain paper through the printer using the paper feed button as this may
Re: [Digital BW] trouble with dark prints on a 3800
2007-09-23 by Steve Kale
Using the Epson colour-managed workflow to produce B&W prints is generally not a great idea because it leads to green/magenta casts. But that¹s a different
Re: [Digital BW] trouble with dark prints on a 3800
2007-09-23 by eihnhoven
Go easy on me...like I said, this is all new: Apple CD is calibrated with a Monoco X-rite Pro and I m using Epson drivers.I ll go to print and let photoshop
RE: [Digital BW] Silver Rag on Epson C8x? Matte on R260 with QTR?
2007-09-23 by Paul Roark
It s been a while since I used the C86, but recollection is that Silver Rag fed OK on my C86 - probably with an assist. I think, however, I was having trouble
RE: [Digital BW] Re: Paper suggestions? Lasal
2007-09-23 by Paul Roark
Hi Richard, ... In my same-day measure, after a hair drier, these are the numbers I got: Premier Art Matte BW: L 15.4 or 15.0 (I have 2 recorded measures) Moab
RE: [Digital BW] Re: Paper suggestions? Lasal
2007-09-23 by Richard Smallfield
... I knew there must be a good reason:) Thanks for the Lab values - so it looks like PremierArt BW is still the cheap paper to beat, although the Lasal is
Re: [Digital BW] trouble with dark prints on a 3800
2007-09-23 by Steve Kale
You need to elaborate on your print workflow and monitor calibration. FYI Gretag recommend a luminance setting of 120 for lcds. Also, don¡¯t forget the
RE: [Digital BW] trouble with dark prints on a 3800
2007-09-23 by Eric Neilsen
How about using a BPC when one is not needed? I didn’t see where you said what you are using to drive that print home; QTR, EPSON ABW, other? Setting are
Re: [Digital BW] trouble with dark prints on a 3800
2007-09-22 by eihnhoven
anything you care to elaborate about?
Silver Rag on Epson C8x? Matte on R260 with QTR?
2007-09-22 by mkirschner
I m extremely pleased with glossy prints from my C86. I m using MIS ink and Paul Roark s ICC curves. Thanks, Paul! The only thing missing from my results is
Re: Printing on Entrada 5x7 cards - need help please!
2007-09-22 by Shaun
I have had problems with heavy Hahnemuhle paper feeding into my Epson 1800 even after adjusting several settings to heavy paper. I found that if I tape on a 1
Re: [Digital BW] trouble with dark prints on a 3800
2007-09-22 by Steve Kale
I wouldn¹t decrease the monitor luminance. Your issue likely lies in your printing workflow. From: eihnhoven Reply-To:
Re: [Digital BW] trouble with dark prints on a 3800
2007-09-22 by eihnhoven
I use the Epson drivers and my prints are pretty accurate except for density. I ll try lowering the luminance and see. thanks.
Re: [Digital BW] trouble with dark prints on a 3800
2007-09-22 by Stephen Petegorsky
Dan in my humble opinion, 115 is a bit high as a luminance value at which to calibrate a monitor, especially if you¹re counting on it to indicate what a
trouble with dark prints on a 3800
2007-09-22 by eihnhoven
Hi All, My b/w and color prints are all about 3/4 stop to dark when printed. Since I m new to printing, is this a situation I d make a custom curve to apply
QTR Curves Setup
2007-09-22 by nsams2002
I ve downloaded some Epson curves (R2400 printer) for matte papers. Is there a way I can include these in the QTR GUI curves settings list. Thanks from
Re: [Digital BW] Digest Number 5238
2007-09-22 by James Parker
Ethernet cards in the printers will likely be more workable than Firewire. Trying to network a firewire connected printer may be causing your issue. Try an
Re: Printing on Entrada 5x7 cards - need help please!
2007-09-22 by Chris Kresser
I have now been able to get the card to feed (though only 1 out of every 3 times I try), but the print area on the card is screwed up. I made a 7x10 canvas in
OT: Good photography book
2007-09-22 by Richard Smallfield
I m reading The Ongoing Moment by Geoff Dyer at present - an excellent history of photography. Thought I should recommend it. Richard --
Re: Printing on Entrada 5x7 cards - need help please!
2007-09-21 by Roy Harrington
... With Custom pages you do lose some of the options. However you can select Manual Roll or Sheet in the Print Settings dialog page under a pulldown labeled
Re: Printing on Entrada 5x7 cards - need help please!
2007-09-21 by Manuel Toledo
I normally cut thick paper into smaller sizes for testing. I feed the smaller pieces as sheet paper, but have to help the printer by pushing the paper when
Printer Front End
2007-09-21 by Barry Koblenz
We have several large format Epson inkjets that are networked. All wkstns connect via Airport. Managing print queues has been almost nightmarish. Hence I have
Printing on Entrada 5x7 cards - need help please!
2007-09-21 by chriskjezp
I bought a box of Moab Entrada 5x7 cards (7x10 scored sheet). I cannot for the life of me get them to feed into my R2400. I ve defined a custom paper size
Re: Candidate R2400 printing system - InkRepublic R2400 CIS + NK7 inks
2007-09-21 by hflockwood
Thanks, Ben. That s very useful. Harry
RE: [Digital BW] Re: Paper suggestions? Lasal
2007-09-21 by Richard Smallfield
... Thanks Paul. How would you say the dmax compares with PremierArt Matte BW? I like that I should be able to buy the Lasal in A4 from Australia and it s
RE: [Digital BW] Re: R260 - color (& B&W later)
2007-09-20 by Paul Roark
I hope, like with the R200 family, there is a full range of these machines that basically use the underlying printing technology. While it s too early for me
RE: [Digital BW] Re: R260 - color (& B&W later)
2007-09-20 by Paul Roark
I hope the 260 setups I ve been working on will be directly applicable to the 1400, but it s not tested yet. MIS claims there are some differences. I hope to
Re: [Digital BW] Re: R260 - color (& B&W later)
2007-09-20 by Mitch Greenwald
What about the new 280?
Re: R260 - color (& B&W later)
2007-09-20 by scott_now_coming
... Paul, Wouldn t that set-up also work in the Epson 1400? Same inks and specs as the R260 and the carts look the same to me. Scott
New Release of QuadToneRIP 2.5.2 for both Mac and PC
2007-09-20 by Roy Harrington
A new release is now available. Support for Epson Claria ink printers: R260, R380, 1400 Profiles by Paul Roark for: R800/R1800 3MK -- 3 MIS Eboni inks R260
Re:SV: [Digital BW] Scanning 35mm Ilford Delta 100 film
2007-09-20 by john kelly
...also, if the store/lab is using minilab scanning equipment the results won t equal Nikon at 15 ...may uncropped letter size.
Re:SV: [Digital BW] Scanning 35mm Ilford Delta 100 film
2007-09-20 by john kelly
16 bit is essentially irrelevant. Nikon s 4000ppi and the defunct Minolta s 4000ppi seemed identical in my tests to Minolta s alleged 5400ppi, though the
Harmon Gloss FB AI Paper
2007-09-20 by steveh0607
FYI Everyone, This is a fairly new paper from Harmon. The paper has a very smooth texture, is glossy, but not too glossy and renders a very clean, sharp print.
Re: [Digital BW] Paper Grain Direction
2007-09-20 by dlruckus
Hold a sheet up by one corner. It curls in the direction of the grain, for thinner papers at least. Regards Duane ... side when you hold it up from the 8.5
Re: Candidate R2400 printing system - InkRepublic R2400 CIS + NK7 inks
2007-09-20 by siegel_ben
... combination, QTR+Cone K7 inks ... combination, QTR+Cone K7 inks http://www.auspiciousdragon.net/photowords/?p=363 Stephane: So now I use NK7 inks with an
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Platen Cleaner Spray
2007-09-19 by Richard Smallfield
... Many thanks, Alistair. I will try the Mr Muscle which I have. Let s hope it does the job - sending it to be cleaned by the repair people would cost about
2KBO and Epson R340
2007-09-19 by Donald Lake
Can the 2KBO printing method be used with the Epson R340 printer? Has it been tried? This printer has a Black Ink Only option print option. Don
Re: [Digital BW] Paper Grain Direction
2007-09-19 by Charles Becker
The non-destructive method: Picture an 8.5 x 11 sheet with the grain running along the 11 side when you hold it up from the 8.5 side it is stiffer then if
Re: Platen Cleaner Spray
2007-09-19 by alistair_owens
Hi Richard, I have successfully used this technique on my 2100 with Mr Muscle or Windolene ammonia based glass cleaner. Have you tried this before purchasing
Re: Paper Profile Question
2007-09-19 by Eric Chan
I assume you re using the standard RGB driver for printing. In that case, make sure you have your Photoshop and Epson driver settings set up correctly. See