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print profiles for textiles

2007-04-30 by Joanie San Chirico

Hi all,
New member here. John Dean suggested I post to this group, thanks John! Does anyone here make custom profiles with Print Fix Pro, using large targets?
I've been having really good success printing on rolls of heavy habotai silk (http://www.joaniesanchirico.com/paint.html if you want to look) using an enhanced matte paper setting and without a print profile on an Epson 7800. I can send more details about the other print settings if necessary. I'm on a PC.
Now I want to print on cotton and the colors are coming out dull. I'm probably spoiled by the richness of the color on the silk. I know there are many small sheets of cotton out there specifically for ink-jet fabrics, but I print on rolls because my fine art pieces are quite large. I've been getting my fabric from Jacquard http://www.inkjetfabrics.com/ which doesn't sell ICC profiles, most of their customers use dye printers and RIP's.
So, does anyone here might already have ICC print profiles for cotton? I'd also be interested in purchasing profiles for silk, both Dupioni and Habotai. Again, I'm on a PC printing on an Epson 7800.
Thanks!
Joanie

Re: [colorvision_group] print profiles for textiles

2007-04-30 by CDTobie@aol.com

>>So, does anyone here might already have ICC print profiles for 
cotton? I'd also be interested in purchasing profiles for silk, both 
Dupioni and Habotai. Again, I'm on a PC printing on an Epson 7800.

Cotton is no more just "cotton" that paper is just "paper"... you 
really need to have custom profiles built for the specific fabric in 
question. PrintFIX PRO licencing terms do not allow for the selling of 
profiles, but they do allow for providing profiles to consulting 
clients. I assumes someone on the list might be interested in 
consultiing with you on such a project. But for $500 you could get the 
system for youself, and be able to profile any medium you care to, 
whenever you want. That would also allow you to experiment with finding 
the best media setting, and making any necessary edits to the profiles 
after creation; for unusual media such as fabrics, edits are commonly 
necessary, and are best done with the printer and fabric directly at 
hand, not remotely.


C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision, Inc.
CDTobie@...
www.colorvision.com
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Re: [colorvision_group] print profiles for textiles

2007-04-30 by Joanie San Chirico

Well, in any case, thank you John for telling me about this group.
I should probably look into buying PrintFix. Yes, you are absolutely right, I'm printing on cotton broadcloth now, but what happens when I change to cotton voile, or cotton sheeting? You bring up a very good point. Why I didn't compare it to different papers, I don't know!
I'll have the same problem for the silks that I use.
Thank you for your comments and steering me in the right direction.
Joanie
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>>So, does anyone here might already have ICC print profiles for
cotton? I'd also be interested in purchasing profiles for silk, both
Dupioni and Habotai. Again, I'm on a PC printing on an Epson 7800.

Cotton is no more just "cotton" that paper is just "paper"... you
really need to have custom profiles built for the specific fabric in
question. PrintFIX PRO licencing terms do not allow for the selling of
profiles, but they do allow for providing profiles to consulting
clients. I assumes someone on the list might be interested in
consultiing with you on such a project. But for $500 you could get the
system for youself, and be able to profile any medium you care to,
whenever you want. That would also allow you to experiment with finding
the best media setting, and making any necessary edits to the profiles
after creation; for unusual media such as fabrics, edits are commonly
necessary, and are best done with the printer and fabric directly at
hand, not remotely.

C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision, Inc.
CDTobie@colorvision.com
www.colorvision.com
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