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Re: [colorvision_group] Profile for Pre mier Fine Art 270 - need help with mot tling
2008-01-14 by CDTobie@aol.com
In a message dated 1/13/08 12:14:12 PM, rtmlists8888@... writes:
Thanks for your quick response. This paper is one I use for printing B&W images using QuadtoneRIP and other MIS inks. Admittedly, it’s a different situation, but I have no problem with over inking in that case.
That is a different combination, however... and does not guarantee that you can then use it with the Epson driver and these color MIS inks.
Your suggestion that the paper ink combination was unsuitable prompted me to try another test. I can print the Media Setting Check image from Photoshop using the ICC profile for Epson Enhanced Matte and get decent blacks and no mottling that I can see.
Thats after profiling, not before. Printing the Settings Check image through a custom profile would probably offer similar results. I have had cases where there was visible mottling or even bleed in a raw Check Print, but the resulting profile was fine for most images. Another "trick" is to choose a setting other than "No Color Adjustment", such as "Photo Enhance", to prelimit the ink, and profile on top of that. It tends to reduce your gamut, but will also lower the inking. But you have to remember to use this same setting when printing through the profile.
The only problem is that the image has a slight magenta cast. Since I like this paper and have invested a bit of money in it, I would like to use it for some of my colour work. Also, since the prints are so close to what I want, it’s difficult for me to see it as an incompatible printer/ink/paper combination.
No one ever wants to see paper, inks, and printers they own as incompatible; its an unwritten law of human nature. I've watched people go through amazing contortions trying to force a bad combination to make good prints. I haven't gained a lot of knowlege that I would consider to be "wisdom" in my many years in this business, but one tidbit would be: start with the best combinations you can find, and profile from there, instead of trying to wrestle bad combinations into compliance. The results will be better, and the process will be more pleasant.
C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
Digital Imaging & Home Theater
Datacolor Inc.
CDTobie@...
www.datacolor.com/spyder3
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