Re: [Digital BW] Re: 2400 - Report After One Year
2006-08-11 by Gary Brown
Kevin: Please don't take this the wrong way, but you need to use the 2400 for more than an hour, and read the instruction manual. Much of what will work for you in B/W printing will only come from your own experience. Clayton's website contains invaluable information, but much of what he has learned is through painstaking trial and error. This is not directed to you personally, but I have noticed a trend on this list, of people new to B/W digital printing that expect everything to be perfect from the first print. They do not seem to want to learn by making mistakes. I have had my 2400 longer than Clayton, so I didn't have the benefit of his website when I started. It has made me a better printer. Gary www.pbase.com/garyallenbrown
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin" <vinke@...> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 7:58 AM Subject: [Digital BW] Re: 2400 - Report After One Year Wow, Clayton! Thanks for the detailed report. I just hooked up my 2400 for the first time last night. After installation (which rarely goes as planned and always leaves me wondering if everything was done properly) I got to play around w/ it for only an hour. Upon installation I downloaded the following paper profiles from Epson, double clicked on each after download which supposedly installed them: http://www.pbase.com/vinke/image/64958455 The first icon I downloaded would not open. It was something like 4 profiles/curves/plugins or something from a 3rd party company that offered a B&W conversion work flow among other things? Any idea what that was and how to install it properly? Not using any particular settings, I simply tried a color & b&w test print. The color turned out pretty good (maybe a bit more red than acceptable) while the b&w was quite dark w/ little shadow detail. Then I did as you recommended and made quarter sheets to experiment with w/ EEM. I tried as best I could to follow your instructions here: http://www.cjcom.net/articles/digiprn9.htm I got hung up on your very first instruction re: driver settings in that I was NOT able to choose from Velvet Fine Art Paper here: http://www.pbase.com/vinke/image/64957444 In fact, 2 or 3 of the other paper choices are also "grayed out" and not selectable. If memory serves me I simply chose the "Enhanced Matte" or "Heavyweight Matte" option instead. Any idea why I could not choose "Velvet"? Per your "other options" instruction I was finally able to choose from "Advanced B&W Photo" mode. I'm not sure why, but several times when I tried it was not selectable. Any idea why? After adjusting your "driver settings" (with exception of the "Velvet Fine Art Paper") instructions I got what I'd consider to be a very nice b&w test image! Thanks. I've yet to read anything beyond your "Driver Settings" instructions. When I have time to read the rest of this http://www.cjcom.net/articles/digiprn9.htm some of my other questions might be answered. I recently switched to Mac and the look of the Espon "driver" is very confusing to me. For example, the "print with preview" here (disregard the color image): http://www.pbase.com/vinke/image/64957448 Does this have anything to do with the Epson driver? How important are these settings to getting good print results? In particular, what should I select for "color handling", "printer profile", "rendering intent", and "black point compensation"? For example, for the "printer profile" I think that I ended up choosing "Dot Gain 20%", but could have just as easily picked "2400 EEM best"? Compared to my 4+ year-old 1280, the 2400 prints ultra fast and is whisper quiet. Regards, Kevin Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, and other resources as they are often being updated. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint If you wish to receive no emails or just a daily digest, or you wish to unsubscribe, please edit your Membership preferences by visiting this same page. Please follow these basic guidelines: - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier messages to keep them short. - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or flames. Hostile, aggressive or argumentative users may be removed from the membership without notice. - Keep your posts and threads related to the group topic of digital B&W printing. Users who persistently make off-topic posts may be removed from the membership. - By posting on this forum you agree to abide by the group rules and guidelines, and to abide by the actions and decisions of the group Owner and Moderators. See "Group Topic, Rules and Guidelines" in the Files section: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/files/ BY PARTICIPATING IN AND/OR POSTING MESSAGES TO THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO! GROUP YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE "OWNER" AND "MODERATORS" OF DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF THE "OWNER" AND "MODERATORS" OF DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP; (ii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iii) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP; OR (iv) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP. Yahoo! Groups Links