Digital BW, The Print

Hi All
I have recently loaded Panther onto my MAC. I have an Epson 1270 
printer and I am using the drivers for it which come with Panther
Now I am faced with a bewildering array of options.  I either use the 
printer for documents or for printing photos.  Can anyone explain some 
of these things to me and what setting I should be using for photos.

1	There is a huge range of paper but when I choose the appropriate 
paper it does't seem to have any effect on the other 	settings - so 
what effect does choosing the paper have?

2	 Under Resolution there are the following options.  What do they mean 
and what should I choose when I want to print photos? (Some I 
understand but I have included them all)
		360 DPI
		360 DPI Unidirectional
		720 x 360 DPI
		720 x360 DPI Undirectional
		720 DPI
		720 DPI Undirectional
		720 DPI High Quality
		720 DPI High Quality Unidirectional
		720 DPI Highest Quality
		1440 x 720 DPI
		1440 x 720 DPI  Unidirectional
		1440 x 720 DPI  Highest Quality

3		Gamma is set at 1.0
		Should this be changed to 1.8?

Cheers
Trish

Trish,

You're using the GIMP / Unix open source driver(not an official Epson driver). Make 
sure you select 
"Epson 1270 USB" in print center (or something like that). Or you may need to install 
the Epson driver still.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Trish McAuslan 
<akmcauslan@x> wrote:

> Hi All
> I have recently loaded Panther onto my MAC. I have an Epson 1270 
> printer and I am using the drivers for it which come with Panther
> Now I am faced with a bewildering array of options.  I either use the 
> printer for documents or for printing photos.  Can anyone explain some 
> of these things to me and what setting I should be using for photos.
> 
> 1	There is a huge range of paper but when I choose the appropriate 
> paper it does't seem to have any effect on the other 	settings - so 
> what effect does choosing the paper have?
> 
> 2	 Under Resolution there are the following options.  What do they mean 
> and what should I choose when I want to print photos? (Some I 
> understand but I have included them all)
> 		360 DPI
> 		360 DPI Unidirectional
> 		720 x 360 DPI
> 		720 x360 DPI Undirectional
> 		720 DPI
> 		720 DPI Undirectional
> 		720 DPI High Quality
> 		720 DPI High Quality Unidirectional
> 		720 DPI Highest Quality
> 		1440 x 720 DPI
> 		1440 x 720 DPI  Unidirectional
> 		1440 x 720 DPI  Highest Quality
> 
> 3		Gamma is set at 1.0
> 		Should this be changed to 1.8?
> 
> Cheers
> Trish

> From: Trish McAuslan [mailto:akmcauslan@...]
>
> I have recently loaded Panther onto my MAC. I have an Epson 1270
> printer and I am using the drivers for it which come with Panther
> Now I am faced with a bewildering array of options.  I either use the
> printer for documents or for printing photos.  Can anyone explain some
> of these things to me and what setting I should be using for photos.
>
> 1	There is a huge range of paper but when I choose the appropriate
> paper it does't seem to have any effect on the other 	settings - so
> what effect does choosing the paper have?

It adjusts the conversion from the incoming image data to the dot patterns,
mostly by varying the maximum ink load and the tradeoff between black and
C+M+K. I wouldn't be surprised if some choices (e.g., Premium Semigloss
versus Premium Luster) were actually identical, but there are important
differences, especially between the shiny and matte paper settings.

> 2	 Under Resolution there are the following options.  What do
> they mean
> and what should I choose when I want to print photos? (Some I
> understand but I have included them all)
> 		360 DPI
> 		360 DPI Unidirectional
> 		720 x 360 DPI
> 		720 x360 DPI Undirectional
> 		720 DPI
> 		720 DPI Undirectional
> 		720 DPI High Quality
> 		720 DPI High Quality Unidirectional
> 		720 DPI Highest Quality
> 		1440 x 720 DPI
> 		1440 x 720 DPI  Unidirectional
> 		1440 x 720 DPI  Highest Quality

Always choose the highest resolution, highest quality.

> 3		Gamma is set at 1.0
> 		Should this be changed to 1.8?

You should either be using ColorSync or No Color Adjustment mode, depending
upon whether you want color space conversion to be done in the driver or
not. In either of those modes, you won't be presented with a gamma choice.

--

Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...

Thanks to those who replied with help.
I accept that the highest resolution etc is the best to choose but in 
this case it takes about 30 mins for an A4 print so I guess the next 
step is to experiment with the other settings
Trish
>
>

If you're talking about the resolution of the file you send to the printer, the max you need to send is 360 dpi.  Anything over that is just slowing down you processing.
 
Tom Baker


Trish McAuslan <akmcauslan@...> wrote:
Thanks to those who replied with help.
I accept that the highest resolution etc is the best to choose but in 
this case it takes about 30 mins for an A4 print so I guess the next 
step is to experiment with the other settings
Trish
>
>



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