on 1/21/02 7:07 PM, Giles Stokoe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have a new Epson 1290 printer > I also have a 'generic' Pixl ICC profile for this printer and Lyson fotonic > inks. > > The problem is that while the profile gives quite good colour, areas that > should be white in the print (white borders in the image, or transparent > areas in a photoshop document) come out with a slight blue(?) tone. > > Lyson's own ICC profiles all do the same, and the only ones that don't are > Espons, or when the output is set to 'same as source' (i.e. no profile) in > photoshop. > > However, Lyson inks are radically different clours from the Epsons, and so > can't use one profile and the other ink. > > Is this a problem with other users of the same gear? It cannot be down to > the printer because it is only doing what it is told... print a tone when > the image says there is none. > > I am being 'encouraged' to shell out for a tailor made profile, but I feel > that I should be able to get something as basic as a piece of blank paper > with no stray ink on it without having to spend more.... what purpose do the > existing ICC profiles serve other than to dupe someone into thinking that > they will get a half decent job done? > > Hope that I won't spend another night banging my head against this problem. > > Giles > =============================================================== > GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE > Your date seems to be a year behind which puts your emails rather low on the list.
Best wishes, John Thompson =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
