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Re: 1A higher L* than 1B, what to do..?

2007-12-22 by oisteinthomassen

Let me add that I'm using Spyder3print.. anyone? Should I reduce the 
ink density (this is possible in the Epson 2100 printer driver)?

 


--- In colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com, "oisteinthomassen" 
<oisteinthomassen@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> I am using an Epson 2100 with Lyson CavePaint (PhotoChrome) CIS. When 
> printing the target on glossy papers, e.g. the new Ilford Gold Fiber 
> Silk (baryta) and Innova Fiba Gloss, the 1A patch comes out brighter 
> (L=6,9) than the 1B patch (L=5,8). This is after a couple of rounds 
> with hahnemuhle protective spray (before spraying, the 1A patch is 
> considerably brighter than 1B! almost grayish). Could this make 
> problems for the profiling process? I often have problems with shadow 
> details, and one solution for this has been to open up the levels 
> output slider in Photoshop (e.g. from 0 to somewhere between 10 and 
> 20). Thanks in advance for any comments.
> 
> Oistein
>

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