Datacolor User to User Support Group.

I have the 2100 and the only media settings I have, using the latest 
driver, are Plain Paper, Archival Matte, Watercolor paper and CD. Is 
there any way to get any other choices for this machine. The results 
you are getting below for Ultrasmooth are very intersting.

Brian

--- In colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com, "John Vitollo" <jvlist@...> 
wrote:
>
> --- In colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com, "davedoughman" 
<davedoughman@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > I understand the choice of paper type selected for printing &
> > profileing changes the ink flow onto the paper but I would like to
> > have some information on what this really means. Just how much a
> > change is there between selections, what inks are affected, etc.
> > Dave
> 
> Hi Dave,
> 
> You could make custom profiles for all media settings on one paper 
and compare the 
> results either by eye or using CDTobie's famous 
"LabDifferenceCalculator.xls" in the Files 
> section.
> 
> I applied a much simpler route...
> 
> I was never happy how Epson's driver always block the shadows, so I 
did some testing last 
> month to find the media setting for the best shadow detail before I 
made a profile. 
> 
> Here's a repost of what I found: 
> 
> Try exploring media settings to open shadows...that's what I'd 
recomend over changing 
> Color Density as Color Density is more of a gamma correction so 
every part of the image 
> takes a hit instead of just the shadows.
> 
> I recently tested the "best" media setting for William Turner paper 
on my Epson 4800.
> 
> Epson's black usually comes in hard and fast, less so with the 
newest printers, and I 
> wanted to find the media setting that has smoothest black from 100% 
to 90%.
> 
> I printed a ten patch gray ramp from 100% to 90% with five media 
settings.
> 
> My Excel results are below for William Turner on an Epson 4800:
> 
> http://homepage.mac.com/johnvito/WilliamTurnerMediaSettings.png
> 
> From 100% to 90% only two media settings show expected linear 
density loss albeit 
> stepped at times. While the other three actually have spiked 
increases in density "called 
> reversals" on some patches. For example Epson's Enhanced media 
setting has the same 
> density at the following patches: 100%, 99% and 97%. but has a 
reversal at the 98% patch 
> and another reversal at 94%.
> 
> My media setting choice for William Turner was UltraSmooth as it has 
the most linear path.
> In the end the custom paper profile will have less work to handle.
>