If your monitor is properly calibrated, its display should match the Epson 2880s printout almost exactly. And BW prints, once purged of color in PhotoShop or other software, won't have any color cast. However, I have no idea how that would work using the printer under Linux. Why make it difficult? I would think your best bet would be to run PhotoShop or Lightroom on a Windows machine or a Mac. I use a Mac with PhotoShop CS6 and can produce near perfect prints first time, every time.
Paul On Mar 11, 2013, at 5:36 AM, Bulent Celasun <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > > I've been making an occasional print of some of my photographs using a > common garden inkjet printer at home. > For color work, it was OK and I was not fussy about profiles, > resemblance to the original (whatever that might mean) etc. > However, the uncontrollable color casts on monochrome and toned prints > were unbearable. > > Now, I have purchased a better printer, Epson 2880. It is still in the > original package :( > > My specific concerns are: > > - Do I have to make a calibration or some purpose driven tests > "before" using it? > - Any concerns about using this printer under Linux? > - I care more about monochrome prints. Are there specific, crucial > settings that you think especially important in this regard? > - Most of the comments on books about digital inkjet printing suggest > that they may fail to satisfy my needs. Are there any other resources > you may suggest (paid or free)? > > Thank you, > > Bulent > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > http://patoloji.gen.tr > http://celasun.wordpress.com/ > http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ > http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
