On 10 May 2004, at 17:06, I G Okorji Esq. wrote:
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I will certainly look out for the profile verification kit as recommended if
time permits and I thank you for the tip. However, Epson (and I am not their
employee or agent) have provided a set of ICC profiles to match their papers
and ink for use with the Epson 2100 device The GrayBalancer is very
commendable for B+W prints. So, if you are like me who prefers wearing a
suit rather than mismatching a jacket and trouser, then you do not need to
look any further but to calibrate your PowerBook monitor and indeed any
other colour monitor as Epson recommended with a little "Help" from
Photoshop CS.
Hi Inno',
At the risk of interjecting on a discussion that is primarily between you and Jack, I would like to make a couple of points:
Please note that I have tried to use "repro house" as opposed to "printer" to avoid confusion between printer (for press) and printer (as in Epson).
The idea of having a truly profiled/calibrated working environment is not only to enjoy predictable results from your printer, whether that is an Epson 2100 or Epson 7600 or any printer for that matter, but most importantly (for me anyhow), to know that the files you supply to a printer will give THEM the results you are seeing on your printer/monitor combination. If your finished work is primarily prints from your printer, then your working methods are probably adequate. The problems may arise when you have to supply files to a repro house for print in a publication etc.
If you are working in your closed-loop environment, what is to say that the repro house results will match that of your Epson? With a monitor calibrated to industry standards and a printer profiled to industry standards, one can much more accurately predict the repro house results.
As a test, why not hook up a calibrated CRT monitor to your Powerbook and see how much more detail you can see (especially) in the highlights and shadows?
And as a second test, why not send one of your files to a bureau for output as a digital chromalin?
Or, as Jack suggests, invest in a profile verification kit and test your results against that.
http://www.pixl.dk/
http://www.neilbarstow.co.uk
I would be very interested to see how closely you match the print from your Epson 2100. Incidentally, I am not knocking the 2100. I have one myself and it's a beauty.
With kind regards,
Tim.
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