Digital BW, The Print

Hello, been reading the group, my first post though.....

I have been using the Permajet VT Blax ink set with my Epson 1290s on my Mac, running 
OSX 10.3 and the latest Epson driver.

Following the Permajet instructions the results are horrible, really muddy. I have tried a 
variety of Permajet papers, it's not the paper.

I know that the Epson driver has some issues, I can cope with those using my 
GretagMacbeth Eye-One to create custom ICC profiles for colour.

Also tried the CUPS driver, my prefered driver for colour images on my Epson 1200 and 
670 but the VT Blax ink printed from the CUPS driver is just as bad as the Epson.

If I use the same images on MacOS 9.2.2, printed from Photoshop 7.0 via the OS9 Epson 
driver for the 1290s the results are better but I suspect not as good as they should be.

On a PC, WindowsXP and PS7, Epson driver, the images are good, seems that the PC driver 
is better 'tuned' than the Mac driver(s).

My questions for you knowledgable lot are as follows...

1. Is the Permajet VT Blax a rebadged inkset from elsewhere..?

2. Does anyone else use this ink set with OSX Epson or CUPS drivers with any success..?

3. Would QTR be of any use with this ink set....?

Loads of questions, but I know this is the place to look for answers...:-)

Thanks in advance...

Glenn @ colourmad.co.uk

"Glenn Jobson" wrote:

> Following the Permajet instructions the results are horrible, really muddy. I have tried a 
> variety of Permajet papers, it's not the paper.

What are your Photoshop settings in "Print with Preview" window?

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "John Vitollo" 
<jvlist@c...> wrote:

> What are your Photoshop settings in "Print with Preview" window?

My settings are as suggested by Permajet.

Print an Adobe RGB file, Print Space : Same as Source.

That's it.

On 29/7/04 6:14 pm, "Glenn Jobson" <peepingheads@...> wrote:

> Hello, been reading the group, my first post though.....
> 
> I have been using the Permajet VT Blax ink set with my Epson 1290s on my Mac,
> running 
> OSX 10.3 and the latest Epson driver.
> 
> Following the Permajet instructions the results are horrible, really muddy. I
> have tried a 
> variety of Permajet papers, it's not the paper.
> 
> I know that the Epson driver has some issues, I can cope with those using my
> GretagMacbeth Eye-One to create custom ICC profiles for colour.
> 
> Also tried the CUPS driver, my prefered driver for colour images on my Epson
> 1200 and 
> 670 but the VT Blax ink printed from the CUPS driver is just as bad as the
> Epson.
> 
> If I use the same images on MacOS 9.2.2, printed from Photoshop 7.0 via the
> OS9 Epson 
> driver for the 1290s the results are better but I suspect not as good as they
> should be.
> 
> On a PC, WindowsXP and PS7, Epson driver, the images are good, seems that the
> PC driver 
> is better 'tuned' than the Mac driver(s).
> 
> My questions for you knowledgable lot are as follows...
> 
> 1. Is the Permajet VT Blax a rebadged inkset from elsewhere..?
> 
> 2. Does anyone else use this ink set with OSX Epson or CUPS drivers with any
> success..?
> 
> 3. Would QTR be of any use with this ink set....?
> 
> Loads of questions, but I know this is the place to look for answers...:-)
> 
> Thanks in advance...
> 
> Glenn @ colourmad.co.uk

I've tried the Permajet VT Blax cartridges in my 1160 and was not satisfied
with the results. This was following precisely Permajets instructions, using
a G4 running OSX 10.3.4. I've gone back and tried to produce good prints a
few times, no success. I'm glad I didn't jump straight in and invest in the
CIS. I'm about to flush out the ink and switch to Lyson small gamut. I
thought the prints I saw produced at Focus on Imaging were good, but I've
never been able to achieve the same.

Steve Bell

Steve, Drop me a line, offline via my website, imagesoflife.co.uk and 
I will see what I can do to help.

Gareth

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Bell 
<steve@l...> wrote:
> On 29/7/04 6:14 pm, "Glenn Jobson" <peepingheads@y...> wrote:
> 
> > Hello, been reading the group, my first post though.....
> > 
> > I have been using the Permajet VT Blax ink set with my Epson 
1290s on my Mac,
> > running 
> > OSX 10.3 and the latest Epson driver.
> > 
> > Following the Permajet instructions the results are horrible, 
really muddy. I
> > have tried a 
> > variety of Permajet papers, it's not the paper.
> > 
> > I know that the Epson driver has some issues, I can cope with 
those using my
> > GretagMacbeth Eye-One to create custom ICC profiles for colour.
> > 
> > Also tried the CUPS driver, my prefered driver for colour images 
on my Epson
> > 1200 and 
> > 670 but the VT Blax ink printed from the CUPS driver is just as 
bad as the
> > Epson.
> > 
> > If I use the same images on MacOS 9.2.2, printed from Photoshop 
7.0 via the
> > OS9 Epson 
> > driver for the 1290s the results are better but I suspect not as 
good as they
> > should be.
> > 
> > On a PC, WindowsXP and PS7, Epson driver, the images are good, 
seems that the
> > PC driver 
> > is better 'tuned' than the Mac driver(s).
> > 
> > My questions for you knowledgable lot are as follows...
> > 
> > 1. Is the Permajet VT Blax a rebadged inkset from elsewhere..?
> > 
> > 2. Does anyone else use this ink set with OSX Epson or CUPS 
drivers with any
> > success..?
> > 
> > 3. Would QTR be of any use with this ink set....?
> > 
> > Loads of questions, but I know this is the place to look for 
answers...:-)
> > 
> > Thanks in advance...
> > 
> > Glenn @ colourmad.co.uk
> 
> I've tried the Permajet VT Blax cartridges in my 1160 and was not 
satisfied
> with the results. This was following precisely Permajets 
instructions, using
> a G4 running OSX 10.3.4. I've gone back and tried to produce good 
prints a
> few times, no success. I'm glad I didn't jump straight in and 
invest in the
> CIS. I'm about to flush out the ink and switch to Lyson small 
gamut. I
> thought the prints I saw produced at Focus on Imaging were good, 
but I've

> never been able to achieve the same.
> 
> Steve Bell