I've had the same experience as Tino. If your monitor is properly calibrated, and you perform the printer calibration for premium plus photo satinthen set the Color Handling funtion in Photoshop to "let printer determine colors", the results with that paper is pretty spot on.
On Jan 28, 2008 1:59 PM, gra.fics <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In > [email protected]<HPDesignJet_Printers%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Nils Harting" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > i just cant believe that the DJ130 has a calibration system and you > > cant really use it and save your own profiles.. a lil wierd.. > > I'm just and amateur compared to a lot of people on this group, so > some people could probably give you a better technical answer than I > can. But I think I do have a clear explanation for why you aren't > getting a profile when from the DJ130. > > The DJ130 calibrates color to specific papers. But this process is > only an internal calibration to make sure ink is laying down > correctly. In my opinion, it's a great feature of this printer. But > just because the HP130 can calibrate itself doesn't mean it can > generate a profile (though I agree, it would be a great added feature > to have it automatically profile itself after calibrating itself. > > So, you can download some else's profile or use a separate profiling > system to create a profile for the printer, just like any other > printer. The self calibrating is not the same as creating a profile. > As much as it seems there is some overlap in the process, some (most?) > printers completely separate the calibration function from the profile > function. > > BTW, I seem to be one of the rare people who has had great success > with the uncorrected sRGB color to the CJ130 (in Photoshop marking > "let printer determine colors"). So in my situation, the printer seems > to calibrate it self well enough that I haven't needed to use a > profile to keep consisten color. The profiles I have experimented with > (and created) seemed to diminish the quality and color accuracy, > > > -- Claude Emile Furones 40 Waterside Plaza 8G New York, NY 10010 917 806-7655
