"The most important factor is what pleases the user." Yes. And as for me as a user, what pleases me continues to evolve over time. When I first got my DJ30 I was very impressed of its output using HP driver with custom profiles created for the PP+ photo satin paper. I religiously create custom profiles for any printer I own from a horde of Epsons to my very first HP printer which is the DJ30.
Subsequently I tried to make use of a large stock of papers I used on my Epsons and was unable to create a satisfactory profile for a micro-porous paper. This forced me to look for a RIP solution and I found one that allowed me to get amazing results. So I thought since this RIP works so well, let's try to use it on the HP PP+ photo satin as well, and to my amazement the output from the HP driver paled by comparison. This leads me to another observation, or question, which I hope someone in the forum can help answer. It appears the RIP's stochastic screening does something that allows much superior tonal separation than the driver's dithering engine with both using the same spectro-based printer profiling solution. The RIP's output appears a bit grainier under a loupe and a good pair of reading glasses, but its tonal separation is breathtaking as compared to the driver's output which seems to have a veil over it when compared side by side. Today, after almost 9 months of using the RIP, I felt urged to create a driver based profile for a specific application and again the veiled look of the print forced me to abandon the effort and just stick to the RIP. And "saturated green" ... yes, I'm glad my RIP handles it also very well, as well as its ability to render shadow detail and out-of-gamut colors. As an aside, I wonder what the wait on the DJ130 encouraged by another member is about :) ... a pigmented version of DJ130? --nick --- In [email protected], "Richard Southworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... Also, I am crtical of their profiles not > only because of color casts in the neutrals but also as to their > ability to handle more saturated colors. Particularly for the > Percpeutal rendering intent, there are significant differences among > profiling software packages in terms of their ability to create > a "pleasing" print. This will show up primarily in how well the > profile differentiates among out-of-gamut colors; dark greens are a > good example. > > One thing I've learned in doing color management consulting is there > is a lot more art to this science then we probably like to admit. So > again the most important factor is what pleases the user, regardless > of the method to arrive at that point. > > Richard Southworth > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Everything you need is one click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/AHchtC/4FxNAA/yQLSAA/vIg0lB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPDesignJet_Printers Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPDesignJet_Printers/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
