Dear Michael
I think this is part of the problem. Although an Epson printer can be set up to cope with Colour Issues most of the Epson printers in use give a very misleading view of sharpness and printing quality.
A few years ago I did a test of three scans of one image. I was trying to evaluate how my sharpening routines worked compared to those applied by an in-line Centuar box at a repro house I was using. Interestingly the smallest scan was from a Crosfield. After I had achieved three matching Epson prints I sent the files to be litho proofed. The result was that the proofs, although matching in colour, did not match in terms of sharpness and detail. This wasn't slight differences but vast differences. Small in the frame was a cottage chimney. On the 11mb drum scan I could count the bricks. On an 18mb scan which appeared just as sharp on screen and Epson print I could not even differentiate the bricks.
One of the most successful digital photographers I know doesn't even own a colour printer.
Regards
Bob Croxford
On 30 Jul 2004, at 00:22, Michael Wilkinson wrote:
However.
There is no reason why anyone supplying digital files can not supply at the same time an
inkjet print showing how the files should look.
Assuming good colour management we can then in all good faith tell the clients that their
preferred printer is the bad guy,the guy that can not convert good managed file to suit
his (hers ,no sexist stuff on this list ) preferred printer output
Regards Michael Wilkinson
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