Re: [HPDesignJet_Printers] New Member - Hello!

2005-02-03 Thread Bill G
Rafe, what thickness papers would you say the HP 130 is not well suited for? 308g? Is it the paper handling capability that is the issue? Raphael Bustin wrote: At 02:53 AM 2/4/2005 +, Aex wrote: I think the HP 130 is a ground breaking advancement into the area I would like to go,

Re: [HPDesignJet_Printers] logetivity of non original HP inks

2005-02-13 Thread Bill G
Andy, who sells these compatible inks? Bill Andy wrote: Greetings to all. Here goes my first post: Two scenarios: A) printing on combination of originial HP #85 inks for the HP 130 with original HP paper (the swellable ones such us HP premium plus photo and proofing gloss). This is

Re: [HPDesignJet_Printers] logetivity of non original HP inks

2005-02-13 Thread Bill G
Disregard this changed colors of email text and background, could not see the link...sorry... Bill Bill G wrote: Andy, who sells these compatible inks? Bill Andy wrote: Greetings to all. Here goes my first post: Two scenarios: A) printing on combination of originial HP #85

Re: [HPDesignJet_Printers] Re: HP 130nr/OS X installation, Error Codes

2005-03-03 Thread Bill G
Michael thanks for sharing your hard earned data with the group... Michael E. Gordon wrote: I've noticed that there is a large set of technical documents filed under the business support center. Thank you, Christopher. I once again spent 1.5 hours on the phone today with HP

Re: [HPDesignJet_Printers] Digest Number 394 fans

2005-03-21 Thread Bill G
Just go to radio shack, get a 24 or 120v fan, mount on outside, and run seperate power, this will assure no overheating! neil_snape wrote: on 20/03/2005 12:13, HPDesignJet_Printers@yahoogroups.com wrote : You need to drop 12 volts at 0.15 amp E=IR ...R=E/I = 12/.015 = 800 ohms.

Re: [HPDesignJet_Printers] Printing at the right PPI?

2005-03-21 Thread Bill G
I was considering not responding to this, as my last post touched on most of this. But to the benefit of some, I will gamble and try again. There is much over looked here and I know many photographers are resolution freaks, including me. The only question is, can the HP printers somehow

Re: [HPDesignJet_Printers] Printing at the right PPI?

2005-03-21 Thread Bill G
Rafe I need no convincing that pixels from a good digital capture carry more information than pixels from a film scan; The more should say, more accurate, a pixel, a dpi, it's all one spot in a grid. I've seen ample evidence of that myself, but it has no bearing on my

Re: [HPDesignJet_Printers] Re: photo processing for use with HP 130

2005-03-22 Thread Bill G
And this is what I'm saying is... well... not very smart. There's no more information in that 900 meg file than in your 18.4 meg original. Just to be clear, as this can benefit many new users to digital files, and we all seemed to be tricked by this there is no more

Re: [HPDesignJet_Printers] Re: photo processing for use with HP 130

2005-03-22 Thread Bill G
Very impressive Qimage site I guess they demonstrated their software does a better job of uprezz than PS. Not surprising, as PS does not hang its hat on upsizzing. What I found interesting was, when a highly detailed file was sent to be further upsized, the differences were nill,

Re: [HPDesignJet_Printers] Re: photo processing for use with HP 130

2005-03-22 Thread Bill G
and resolution is, ONLY 5% of an image, i.e. the point of exact focus actually records the max detail the film can hold, say 50 lp/mm, but the near and far points on most landscape shots are in the 10 lp/mm range. It's the nature (and shortcoming) of optics... Bill G Website: http

Re: [HPDesignJet_Printers] Re: Printing at the right PPI?

2005-03-22 Thread Bill G
Andrew, some good information on those links The basic conclusion is that 6 - 10 lines per mm is the absolute maximum visible to a good naked eye at a range of 25 cm (10 inches). Converting to inches we get a maximum dpi of 250 with a more realistic value of 200. (If you want to allow

Re: [HPDesignJet_Printers] Qimage and Lanczos

2005-03-23 Thread Bill G
And let's not forget, we're talking about alternate ways of inventing data -- dressing up the pig, in other words. H heee yeah, we all desire to make pretty pigs. BTW, talk about dressing up A standard digital file after spit out of any RAW converter

Re: [HPDesignJet_Printers] Upsizing

2005-03-23 Thread Bill G
This is an important point. We are not talking about original data, but modified data and data in layers. My partner Rob, a Photoshop professional, often works for an hour on a customer image. It is a business decision to save the modifications within layers. Marty Markoe Marty,

Re: [HPDesignJet_Printers] Re: New Matte Paper- Color Shift and Fade

2005-08-03 Thread Bill G
Mike, but I do not think the fixative sprays protect against UV light? correct? Did he comment on spraying them with clearcoat type products which are UV protective? Bill I've been in contact with HP's Larry Stonestreet in San Diego CA. He indicated that if you use HP's Photo Matte Paper

[HPDesignJet_Printers] Vivera or NOT?

2005-08-14 Thread Bill G
Is the vivera issue resolved yet? this was a press release by HP, not sure of date. I am still baffled why HP states you can use many fine art papers with the HP5500 printer which uses Vivera inks, but does not allow for such with the 130? maybe they are just behind in updating

Re: [HPDesignJet_Printers] Re: Vivera or NOT?

2005-08-14 Thread Bill G
Bill: Is the vivera issue resolved yet? I'm waiting for an official answer from HP on this, however lots of people there are on vacation so who knows when it will come. Harald, I am interested in your findings, and appreciate your list contribtutions Regarding the

[HPDesignJet_Printers] vivera

2005-08-15 Thread Bill G
On this Wilhelm Epson White Paper a pdf file, page 6, he states, HP95 and HP97 are Vivera Inks. So the Vivera inks are not unique to the HP130. but what other carts are these inks in... I think the name change mid stream is part of the confusion but still does not explain the

Re: [HPDesignJet_Printers] Re: Vivera or NOT?

2005-08-15 Thread Bill G
Harald Hey Bill, I seem to be missing something here. Before I sent that last e-mail, I checked the HP site, looking at the pages related to the DJ5500 printer (printer pages + supplies pages), and I could not see any use of the word Vivera. Are you perhaps referring to another printer with

Re: [HPDesignJet_Printers] Re: Vivera or NOT?

2005-08-16 Thread Bill G
* Here is what the HP media team says about Vivera differences (just received this from HP): The bottom line is that HP 'tunes' each Vivera inkset for the particular application. So, for example, print speed or plain paper gamut or gloss on photo media are the types of attributes we tune to

Re: [HPDesignJet_Printers] Digest Number 523 and HP matte

2005-08-18 Thread Bill G
neil Hahnemuhle 308 prints beautifully with this printer in both colour and BW. Profiles are available on the HP site for these now. I assume this is Photorag...? If so, sheets or rolls? Can it handle sheets this thick? Bill Yahoo! Groups

Re: [HPDesignJet_Printers] Re: Vivera or NOT? (revisited)

2005-08-24 Thread Bill G
Nice Work Haralad.now we finally know everything about Vivera inks! Bill : Hi Gang, Here's a follow-up based on a FAQ sheet dated May 2005 I just received from HP (these are extracts): Q5: What is the correct pronunciation of ‘Vivera’? A5: The correct pronunciation of Vivera is

[HPDesignJet_Printers] han 308 vs. 196

2005-10-02 Thread Bill G
Why not use the 196 Han. PR paper instead? i believe the surface is the same, right? Bob Wise wrote: I believe 308 is too thick for the front slot, per the printer spec. The rear slot is just barely within spec. Try that. -Bob _ From: HPDesignJet_Printers@yahoogroups.com

Re: [HPDesignJet_Printers] han 308 vs. 196

2005-10-02 Thread Bill G
sorry, I meant 188 a previous poster mentioned this paper was different than 308, but both called PhotRag? Why not use the 196 Han. PR paper instead? i believe the surface is the same, right? Bob Wise wrote: I believe 308 is too thick for the front slot, per the printer spec. The

Re: [HPDesignJet_Printers] Proofing and Full Spectrum Lighting

2005-11-11 Thread Bill G
Kirk Nice post A few things to consider 1) I have tested many 5000 - 5500 Kelvin lights, and most are not even close typically they fall in the 4000K range... these include OTT lights, specifically suited for daylight viewing and are quite expensive. Some measured

Re: [HPDesignJet_Printers] Re: Spray Laminate Issue

2005-11-25 Thread Bill G
Bob, why the fixative first? So what was the fade resistance? Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- 1.2 million kids a year are victims of human trafficking. Stop slavery. http://us.click.yahoo.com/WpTY2A/izNLAA/yQLSAA/vIg0lB/TM

[HPDesignJet_Printers] New HP130 factory sealed

2005-12-13 Thread Bill G
Before I put this puppy on ebay, I figured this list may be interested HP130 in factory sealed carton write me off list... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet