Perhaps someone on the list has an answer, (besides the obvious), to this.
Let me start by stating that I've been using Ilford Smooth Gloss Paper
(250 GSM) for quite some time in my HP Photosmart 7350 with what I've
considered good results.
I've printed using the settings that Ilford gives for my printer and up
till now I've good color depth and rich blacks, while still showing
acceptable detail. True it doesn't exactly match what's on monitor
screen but it's been close enough.
Last week I ran out of paper and ink almost simultaneously in the middle
of a custom printing job. I picked up a new box of paper and
replacement ink cartages.
Files that I had been getting good results from just the day before now
give horrid results.
I can no longer get reasonable blacks unless I increase the contrast
until there is no more detail in the shadows.
Ilford supplies a data sheet in each box of paper and the settings no
longer match those on their web site, (but then again suggested settings
work anyway). I though it might be the inks, but I have some HP paper
and the results are the same as I was getting before with the HP paper
which matches the overall quality from the old batch of Ilford paper.
I'm looking for suggestions, (besides you know, use HP paper or drop
kick the printer and get an Epson, etc.). What I'm really looking for
is setting suggestions that might work with the paper since obviously
the ones supplied are contradictory.
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--Al Capone.
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