Digital BW, The Print

This is a poor-man's solution of how to get a real close and 
accurate color profile using ProfilerPlus software in combination 
with the Epson 3170 scanner, and the Epson R200 printer, while 
eliminating most of the magenta cast in the grey tones of the prints 
(which equals good sepia tones). The software's user instructions 
are too vague for the Epson 3170 scanner driver, and I've tried 
numerous combinations until I stumbled onto this solution. I'm quite 
stunned by the accuracy of the color range here...I didn't think it 
could be done on the cheap (well, yeah I did)

Hopefully others will have the same success I have found using this 
formula, and it might be tried using other Epson scanners as well:

Profiler Plus:

Print out the color chart as per the software (i.e. my printer is 
the R200 with MIS color pigment inks, using No Color Adjustment in 
the Epson driver, Edge Smooth "on", Best Photo, Matte Paper 
Heavyweight (for Hahnemuhle Photorag, Epson Enhanced Matte, or 
Double sided Matte Paper)

Print out the color square chart using the printer settings above.
LET THE PRINTOUT DRY OVERNIGHT

Scan the printout using the following (this is using the Epson 3170 
flatbed scanner):
48-bit
300 dpi
continous auto exposure
1.8 gamma
set b&w points w/eyedroppers on the upper left square for the black 
point, lower right for the white point.
Slide the output sliders to 0-255 points.
Scan, then build the ProfilerPlus profile using this scan. Save the 
file using a name such as, "4-7-06-1.8-48bit-contautoexp-R200Epson".

After saving the profile, close photoshop, then reopen to access the 
new profile.

Print>Print w/preview

print as per the above printout settings.

Your story reminds me why I bought a copy of Ed Hamrick's VueScan
scanner driver software.
http://www.hamrick.com/vsm.html

I've not used it for some time now, but when I was profiling my Nikon
film scanner using an IT/8 target, VueScan was the best tool for
driving the scanner - because it completely bypasses the vagaries of
the Nikon scanner software, which you're never sure what it's doing
and which had no clear way to set 'no colour adjustment'. The Nikon
software also clipped shadows, I recall.

Using VueScan (with Monaco EZColor), I was able to achieve very good
profiles for my film scanner.

So if the OEM scanner software is causing problems, consider using
VueScan to drive your scanner.

Regards,

Alan

P.S. usual disclaimer: no connection with Ed or his company, just a
satisfied customer.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "m87507"
<m87507@...> wrote:

>
> This is a poor-man's solution of how to get a real close and 
> accurate color profile using ProfilerPlus software in combination 
> with the Epson 3170 scanner, and the Epson R200 printer, while 
> eliminating most of the magenta cast in the grey tones of the prints 
> (which equals good sepia tones). The software's user instructions 
> are too vague for the Epson 3170 scanner driver, and I've tried 
> numerous combinations until I stumbled onto this solution. I'm quite 
> stunned by the accuracy of the color range here...I didn't think it 
> could be done on the cheap (well, yeah I did)
> 
> Hopefully others will have the same success I have found using this 
> formula, and it might be tried using other Epson scanners as well:
> 
> Profiler Plus:
> 
> Print out the color chart as per the software (i.e. my printer is 
> the R200 with MIS color pigment inks, using No Color Adjustment in 
> the Epson driver, Edge Smooth "on", Best Photo, Matte Paper 
> Heavyweight (for Hahnemuhle Photorag, Epson Enhanced Matte, or 
> Double sided Matte Paper)
> 
> Print out the color square chart using the printer settings above.
> LET THE PRINTOUT DRY OVERNIGHT
> 
> Scan the printout using the following (this is using the Epson 3170 
> flatbed scanner):
> 48-bit
> 300 dpi
> continous auto exposure
> 1.8 gamma
> set b&w points w/eyedroppers on the upper left square for the black 
> point, lower right for the white point.
> Slide the output sliders to 0-255 points.
> Scan, then build the ProfilerPlus profile using this scan. Save the 
> file using a name such as, "4-7-06-1.8-48bit-contautoexp-R200Epson".
> 
> After saving the profile, close photoshop, then reopen to access the 
> new profile.
> 
> Print>Print w/preview
> 
> print as per the above printout settings.
>