Ok, today I made profiles using Create ICC-RGB for the other papers I am
interested in and everything seemed to go fine.
But now I have a new, weird problem.
Suddenly I am unable to make prints using the new QTR profiles I made
today, as well as those I made earlier and have printed successfully with in
the past. The 1400 printer seems to be working fine, I get a perfect nozzle
check and prints I make using any non QTR profile comes out fine. But the
prints I make using the custom QTR profiles come looking almost like a couple
of the nozzles are not putting any ink down at all, almost a solarized
look. When I print out a grayscale, there is no smooth transition from black to
white, the print looks like a zebra's back in varying shades of gray.
I am assuming this is most likely due to some incorrect setting I have
made in Photoshop in the print dialogue? I have checked over and over and as
far as I can see, I've got all the same settings for printing that I did
before I started having this problem earlier today.
Any ideas what might be wrong? The profiles I made using QTR for Premier
Art b/w and Moab Entrada worked fine up until I started having this problem
today and now they are generating these messed up prints as well.
Rob
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In a message dated 2/9/2010 6:26:53 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
roark.paul@gmail.com writes:
In general I've found that the same PS curves are close enough to be
linearized with all matte papers. So, you generally just have to print a 21-step
with the curve on a new paper, read the test strip, and drop it and the
curve (on the special rgb file) into Create ICC.
Note that here I'm talking about the monotone inksets. The complex curves
to control colors on, for example, UT7, often do not create even color
tones on different paper coatings.
Paul
www.PaulRoark.www.
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>
> I've recently created my first custom ICC profile using Paul Roark's
> detailed instructions and Roy Harrington's Create ICC program. I am
using an
> Epson 1400 loaded with the Eboni 6 inkset, and the profile I created is
for
> printing on Premier Art b/w paper.
>
> Before making the ICC, I downloaded Paul's ZIP file of Eboni 6 profiles.
> When I created my custom profile, I used his ACV file earmarked for
Premier
> Art B/W and the 1400. Then I printed out my own 21 step test strip and
took
> readings using my Color Vision Print Fix Pro Spectro. The ICC I made
seems
> to be working fine.
>
> So here is my question:
>
> I would like to make custom profiles for other papers such as Moab
Entrada
> and Hahnemuhle Photo Rag. Will I be able to make good custom profiles if
I
> use Paul's Premier Art b/w ACV curve file for these as well, or does one
> need a custom made ACV file for each new paper one makes a profile for?
>
> Right now I am limiting myself to exclusive use of my 1400 and the EB6
> inkset.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Rob
>
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