List Mom - Can I reply to two responders in the one message? > Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 15:41:19 +0100 > From: Thomas Holm / Pixl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Tony Riley wrote: > > I'm struggling with linearising an Epson 1290 and subsequent profiling. > I'm assuming with the Epson driver. This isn't strictly linearising, but > rather finding the optiom setting from the available presets. Yes, you're right. I understand this. I've actually been using your Printer Test CD to try and find the best settings, and also have your Pixl Printer Profile Verification kit. My mistake may have been looking for both highlight and shadow separation as well most neutral colour on the one grayscale - Neil B says really just to look for the best shadow separation.
> On most Epson papers the bets approach seems to be using Photo Realsitic and > Gamma 2.2 or 1.8. Again you're right. These were included in my tests, and are the best looking settings I got. Probably with Phot Qual Inkjet. Highlights OK, then second half of the strip very dark with a jump one step from the end. These characteristics on all strips. > > I've been 'reading the ***ing manual' and > > it says Preserve Gray Plus is the default (Eye One Pro / ProfileMakerPro > > 415). Tried it with a 'large' profile with little difference. > The "plus" settings will lighten the subsequent print but it won't be > accurate. IMHO this option should never have been in there. OK, I had already tried the standard settings before trying this. > Make sure you open the target and choose "do not colour management" the > document (your colour setting doesn't matter) and print, without applying a > profile in the Print space pop up. When you test the profile print using Perceptual or RelCol with BPC on. Again, this is the procedure I follow. The only real change from previous successful printer test and profiling has been add Lt M and Lt Y to my inks to set up a new CIS system and to try PShop CS after PShop 7. I'm on Win 2000 Pro, using Lyson Fotonic with HPR188. But thanks for your suggestions. Maybe I should reinstall PShop 7 and try again. Thanks Thomas Tony On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 11:32:07 -0500 John O'Donnell wrote > Subject: Re: [PRODIG] Linearising an Epson 1290 without God > There is no subject in our business which has generated as steaming a pile > of misinformation and confusion a color management. There is a book which I > found to be the best book on the subject BY FAR. Your color management life > will be divided into two parts... Before and after you read this book. The book is "Real World Color Management" by Bruce Fraser and others. You > will look sheepishly back at the questions you have asked in the past and > wonder what all the confusion was about. Thanks John, I actually did read most of this about a year ago. Certainly excellent. My problem is I seem to be doing everything right, and can't identify what's going wrong. I'll have another plod through. >And, God's busy with other stuff. Do you have an email for him? There are a few things I'd like to ask. The God I was referring to in my subject line lives in Hove! Thanks for your comment Tony =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
