Re: [Digital BW] Ink drydown affect on calibration process
2006-10-02 by Walt Mucha
Hi James, It s a good idea to wait 24 hrs. before measuring calibration patches for any type of profiling or curve creation just to be on the safe side. Some
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2006-10-02 by Walt Mucha
Hi James, It s a good idea to wait 24 hrs. before measuring calibration patches for any type of profiling or curve creation just to be on the safe side. Some
2006-10-02 by john dean
James, Are you aware of the QTR yahoo forum? Roy is there. He s da man. John
2006-10-02 by James Haney
I noticed something important this weekend as I was working to tweak some QTR profiles. I was comparing tones from old patches to some that were freshly out of
2006-10-02 by James Haney
I finally got my hands on an EyeOne for a couple of weeks. I am experimenting with calibrating with it to re-create my base Carbon Sepia and Selenium curves
2006-10-02 by edrudolpho
I ve a couple of carts chipped to the yellow slot and loaded with MIS LLK, but the ABW problem I m seeing is more to do with magenta. In prints that have lots
2006-10-02 by Paul Roark
Peter, ... I was so impressed with the 2400 Y=Carbon approach that, as you can see from other posts, I ve switched my large format approach to the same basic
2006-10-02 by Ernst Dinkla
... That would surprise me very much. You don t add CM hard and software to a printer and cut 3 fingers of its right hand after that. It would be a very
2006-10-02 by Paul Roark
Greg, ... Yes, that is what I do. ... The straight LLB is smooth enough for the highlights. I have found the major improvement in this approach over my
2006-10-02 by Paul Roark
John, ... MIS s general business model is to supply whatever the market wants. The only thing in my current setup that is not a current MIS ink is the UC LM.
2006-10-02 by bwbonkers
Hi Paul Thank you for this trick. I have complained in previous posts that even though the BW prints using ABW mode and full colour ink set are very good, I
2006-10-02 by John Custodio
Ernst- Do you know whether or not you can choose rendering intents when you print with the built in profiler? I read somewhere that you could only use
2006-10-02 by john dean
I wonder how long its going to take MIS to knock off inks for this thing? I don t imagine that will be an easy task.
2006-10-02 by Greg
Don t forget that you can use all 4 blacks when printing on matte paper. That may help you smooth out any rough spots down near full black. To smooth out the
2006-10-02 by john dean
It s hard to image HP spending that kind of r&d money and making that kind of an alliance with Greytag and Hahnemuhle if this spectro thing didn t function
2006-10-02 by Ernst Dinkla
... It has a calibration stage where all the inks are measured by the internal Eye One with UV filter. 10 minutes. After that a profiling step can be done
2006-10-02 by John Moody
I read that if you have the rgb text file, you can use the printer as an automated chart reader. That remains to be seen……. Since it’s based on an
2006-10-02 by kraazy_larry
I don t believe that you can get anything out the measuring information. Looks like it is all done behind the scene. Although they aren t saying this directly
2006-10-02 by Paul Roark
I m trying a new inkset in my 7500 as a way to simplify my life and, hopefully, cure the tone shift problem I ve experienced in large format printers running
2006-10-02 by john dean
Well that s true and if it all works well very cool. However, if youare like you and I and have more than one machine that you work with you still need a
2006-10-02 by Greg
... Well that would be a vast improvement over what they offer in the DJ130. I wonder if you can easily get the reading back out, and what kind of different
2006-10-02 by john dean
Greg, I belive he is right. They say 20 minutes from start to finish if you do it in one step. But they have already incorporated an easy two step process into
2006-10-02 by Steven Karafyllakis
Greg, I believe the profiling can be done in two stages-print the target, take it out & let it dry, then continue with the reading. I hope it works with 3rd
2006-10-01 by Greg
... Very true. I have mixed feelings about the built in spectro. You do still need to let the ink dry before measuring it, so having it built into the printer
2006-10-01 by john dean
Don t know if the HP mechanics will pan out or not, but it is worth watching I know that. Every since Cone started using carbon pigment for quad prints and all
2006-10-01 by ginnylady33
Thanks for your comments. As a clarification, I didn t mean to assert that 11X17 is not satisfactory. I use that size a lot. It is readily availalle. I asked
2006-10-01 by Paul Roark
If this http://www.wilhelm-research.com/hp/PhotosmartProB9180.html is the Wilhelm test that is being used for support, I don t see anything that is all that
2006-10-01 by Ernst Dinkla
... The ink bag is enclosed in the cart and the space around the bag inside the cart is airtight. There s an air inlet to that space at the same side the ink
2006-10-01 by djon43
Ginny, I didn t mean to be provocative, sorry. If your marketing s grooved into 11X14 for some reason (economical frames/mattes?), and if 11X17 s not
2006-10-01 by john dean
They hired Wilhelm to test the inks before they announced the printers and the data is on his site. The HP pigments had been rated much higher than Epson in
2006-10-01 by Greg
... again. ... The printer pressurizes the carts, there is a small air pump within the printer. At least this is true for the 10K series printers. Anyone want
2006-10-01 by photog0946
Greetings All, I am looking for a used 7600/9600 in good working condition, preferably in the Toronto area. I will likely be using it mainly for parts,
2006-10-01 by dgattarino
Hello Ernst, I have read your detailed instructions on how to refill the 10K carts, on the Wide Format group. As far as I understand, they should be applicable
2006-10-01 by Michael Vendrell
For several reasons related to my non-photographic life and some initial problems with incorrect profiles my 2200 set idle for about 9 months with an
2006-10-01 by Daniel Staver
With the UT7 inkset you can use C and M as PK inks. On Epson Premium Semigloss that gives you around 2.3 dmax. -- Daniel Staver http://daniel.staver.no
2006-10-01 by Steve Kale
But is this real? Do we have any independent testing? (playing catch up here) From: john dean Reply-To:
2006-10-01 by ginnylady33
I m using a Pentax 6X7, not 35 mm. I am not limiting myself to 11X14. It s just a size that I use for certain images and a size that many people prefer to
2006-10-01 by Jim Goshorn
... Designjet Z2100: $3,395 (24″) and $5,595 (44″) Designjet Z3100: $4,095 (24″) and $6,295 (44″) Jim
2006-09-30 by sagaface
It s not over-inking, it s the ink. PK, not Eboni, should be used. Sarah
2006-09-30 by James Irelan
... Interesting. The inclusion of the spectro took me by surprise- certainly a nice surprise for someone not already invested in profiling gear, but even for
2006-09-30 by prep@prep.synonet.com
... Thinks?! Ink and paper thinking?! I can see it now, Just lie there my sheet, and think of ink. g d r -- Paul Repacholi 1
2006-09-30 by john dean
You know what is odd about that video? It doesn t discuss the fact that HP has more than doubled the print life of pigment inks over both Epson and Canon while
2006-09-30 by gerdmuller535
Hello Hans, have you ever tried the ICC Profiles provided by Hahnemühle for your MAC/Paper/Printer combination? These profiles are really good to start with.
2006-09-30 by Clayton Jones
Interesting interview with the HP product managers of these new printers. https://www.luminous-landscape.com/photokina/index.shtml Regards, Clayton Info on
2006-09-30 by Clayton Jones
... Your big chance is coming soon . Regards, Clayton Info on black and white digital printing at http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
2006-09-30 by Frank Kolwicz
It was all the handling - the paper gets soggy when passed through the printer repeatedly trying to get the registration marks aligned for the second pass.
2006-09-30 by djon43
too dark means you aren t focused on the print, you re focused on the system. Saying too dark without quantifying, when you re trying to quantify
2006-09-30 by djon43
Sounds like you re over-inking. If I got that result with QTR, I d adjust the inking with the sliders. Thats the thinking of somebody who evaluates prints by
2006-09-30 by djon43
Ektamatic, like the even better Agfa equvalent Fotorite and the Ilford equivalent were potentially much more handsome than Kodabromide (evidently more silver)
2006-09-30 by djon43
Obsessive 35mm photogs often wet-darkroom printed 9 X 13.5 on 11X14, when they obsess on full format. 11X17 is for me at an optimum price point and IMO is MUCH
2006-09-30 by Howard Shaw
Looking at the file SL-SL-WN-out.txt, your most obvious problem is in the Lab 90-100 area where there are two reversals. There is also a reversal at 78-79 and