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RE: [colorvision_group] Re: Ink Limits and Epson Settings

2008-01-15 by Tom Moore

> -----Original Message-----
> From: colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Vitollo
...
> --- In colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com, "Tom Moore" <rtmlists8888@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > I find now that, printing with the profile I created, I can only achieve
> > 1.57 dmax, but looking at the media setting check images again, I think
> I
> > might be able to raise the ink limit to -20% and get better dmax. I can
> get
> > 1.65 dmax on PFA with QuadtoneRIP with UT7 inks which I think uses the
> same
> > matte black (Eboni).
> 
> While using the Colorvision built profile are you using Saturation and no
> Black Point
> Compensation as recommended by Colorvision? That would affect dmax.

I don't think I printed with those options. Perhaps I should RTFM. Thanks
for pointing out that possibility.

> 
> Tom you've probably read the QTR posts where QTR did the same... lowered
> the tested
> dmax after profile was built with linearization.

I had read them, but that has not happened with the curves I have created.

>

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