Re: How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-11-03 by japty4644@...
Thank you for all the great responses. I have learned a lot. Bottom line is that I am processing my B and W images on a well calibrated monitor and have the
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Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-11-01 by Paul Roark
If you don t see the text, click on Show message history. Thanks for alerting us to the issue. Paul www.PaulRoark.com On Sat, Nov 1, 2014 at 12:00 PM,
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-11-01 by James Petrillo
Terry, I am came from an Epson 3800 that clogged for me and was more than upset about it. So I switched to Canon because they supposedly have less clogs and a
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-11-01 by Terry Ritz
Jim, what paper(s) are you targeting? I ve created 8300 profiles for Epson Hot Press Natural, Canson Platine and Canson Rag Photographique that I m happy with.
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-11-01 by James Petrillo
Tyler, Thank you for clearing that up. Jim On Saturday, November 1, 2014 3:32 PM, tyler@tylerboley.com [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint]
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-11-01 by tyler@...
My wording made it sound like the color drivers have some extended B&W ability themselves.. sorry, not the case. But obviously good printing practice includes
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-11-01 by James Petrillo
Tyler, Thank you for your response. I agree that I should be able to get where I want to be with my Canon printer. After one or two responses on this site I
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-11-01 by tyler@...
First a side note, some here are replying to threads in some way yahoo s new web presentation does not like, therefore entire posts are empty of text. So,
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-11-01 by James Petrillo
Hi Ernst, Thank you for the information. I will do some research. Jim On Saturday, November 1, 2014 6:31 AM, Ernst Dinkla ernst.dinkla@gmail.com
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-11-01 by Ernst Dinkla
Hello Jim, The Epson Premium Luster has as moderate amount of OBAs and there are only a few RC papers without or with less OBA content. It is a paper very
Re: [Digital BW] Re: How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-31 by mrjimbo2
WOW... who would have thought.. I will certainly give the demo a try.. jimbo ... From: Ernst Dinkla ernst.dinkla@gmail.com [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] To:
Re: [Digital BW] Re: How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-31 by Ernst Dinkla
Graeme Gill recently launched an app for Android that makes your display/profile colori- and spectrometers more mobile. So measuring Kelvin grades and spectral
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-29 by James Petrillo
Hi Richard, You are correct that no one has mentioned the Datacolor Spyder Print Colorimeter as a possible remedy. I do not know much about it, but will take a
Re: [Digital BW] Re: How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-29 by mrjimbo2
That is the optimal situation but in truth quite tuff to fulfill if your dealing with several different light sources frequently. I have helped set up viewing
Re: [Digital BW] Re: How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-29 by David Kachel
Regarding what sort of lighting to use when evaluating a print, it may be most desirable to make a print for the lighting that will exist at the print s final
Re: How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-29 by ro@...
Yes, I get the idea, but this doesn t work when producing prints for retail sale, eh? I only use ImagePrint to print on my 7900 (and 7600 and 7800 before
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-29 by Richard Smallfield
Hi Jim, I ve read a lot of the replies to your questkon, but not seen one that mentioned DataColor s Spyder Print colourimeter which makes Extended Grays
Re: How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-29 by Michael-K
Regarding what sort of lighting to use when evaluating a print, it may be most desirable to make a print for the lighting that will exist at the print s final
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-29 by James Petrillo
Terry, I am pretty sure the targets were made using the proper settings. The only thing I could think of that could have possibly changed is 8-bit to 16-bit,
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-28 by Terry Ritz
Jim, I m not aware of a way to diagnose a bad profile. I assume that you are using the same driver settings as you did when you printed the profile targets
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-28 by James Petrillo
Hi Terry, After a couple of months, I did figure out the convert to profile method you mention and have been using that, exactly as you described.
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-28 by Terry Ritz
James Petrillo wrote: Great information. Thank you. I actually did a color calibration of the iPF6300 about two months ago, so I think I am good there. You
Re: How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-28 by Ben Schneider
No casts with my Windows setups and the same paper profiles. Mac profiles are not the same as PC profiles. The Epson site has profiles for Macs, and others
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-28 by Paul Roark
The problem with some light sources, notably fluorescent lights, is that the distribution of the colors emitted is uneven. There are spikes in the curve.
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-28 by James Petrillo
David, Thank you. I will look into Roy s software. I am also waiting on Bowhaus to answer my email questions. I think you are correct in that this issue is a
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-28 by James Petrillo
Hi Ernst, I keep hearing good things about HP Z3100 and 3200 for B and W printing. I also now know that the paper types are important. However, I do not know
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-28 by David Kachel
Also, be careful to use a good light source or daylight. Cool white fluorescents will cause the print to appear to change color and grayscale is very critical
Photo Rag Satin and Eboni 6
2014-10-28 by pdesmidt tds.net
Has anyone tried Hanamuhle Photo Rag Satin with Eboni-6?
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-28 by David Whistance
Jim, Just a couple of thoughts: 1 - Roy Harrington, the man who wrote QTR for Epson printers has recently produced some software for Mac s to allow printing
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-28 by pdesmidt tds.net
CRI means Color Rendering Index . Sunlight and tungsten light get a 100 . High CRI sources are usually about 90 CRI or higher. CRI doesn t completely
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-28 by James Petrillo
Hi John, I have 5000K fluorescents in the ceiling, I do not know what the CRI is. But when I want to check prints I take them outside. Thank you, Jim On
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-28 by John Castronovo
Also, be careful to use a good light source or daylight. Cool white fluorescents will cause the print to appear to change color and grayscale is very critical
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-28 by Ernst Dinkla
Excellent B&W prints can be made with color printers if the drivers aim at using mainly the monochrome ink channels. Preferably 3, 4 or 5 monochrome inks then.
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-28 by David Kachel
Thank you. Just to be clear, I assume that Epson s Luster is considered a glossy paper as far as you are concerned. Is that true? I have very little experience
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-28 by James Petrillo
Hi Bob, I agree that there are some gremlins involved here. I do use PS CC, so hopefully that eliminates that potential issue. However, I did notice last night
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-28 by James Petrillo
Hi Terry, Great information. Thank you. I actually did a color calibration of the iPF6300 about two months ago, so I think I am good there. You say that non
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-28 by Bob Frost
Hi, I ve just sold a used R2400 to a Mac owner, and he can t get B&W prints without a magenta color cast, no matter what profile he uses. No casts with my
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-28 by James Petrillo
David, Thank you. Just to be clear, I assume that Epson s Luster is considered a glossy paper as far as you are concerned. Is that true? I have very little
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-28 by Terry Ritz
japty4644@yahoo.com [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] (Jim) wrote: ===== I have a Canon iPF6300 that I have been using for about 18 months. I have not been
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-28 by David Kachel
I may just get a dedicated printer for B and W. It sounds like an Epson with their ABW and the QTR rip should be a significant improvement. Would there be any
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-28 by James Petrillo
David, I may just get a dedicated printer for B and W. It sounds like an Epson with their ABW and the QTR rip should be a significant improvement. Would there
Re: [Digital BW] when to resize
2014-10-27 by Joe Dempsey
Absolutely, positively, sharpening is the last step. On 10/23/2014 07:32, Richard Smallfield rwsmallfield@gmail.com
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-27 by Paul Roark
... Actually, I liked the relatively neutral lightly selenium tones Kodak s fiber based Polymax. My efforts with my early inks was to be able to match them
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-27 by David Kachel
I appreciate your attempt to save me some pain. Believe me, I am literally beside myself trying to figure this out. Well, I wish I could have been more help,
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-27 by James Petrillo
Hi David, Thank you for the very well written and thoughtful reply. It sounds like neutral is just another color and that Epson s will lay down colors behind
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-27 by David Kachel
David, forgive me if I misunderstood but I think the OP said he was using a Canon IPF 6300, hence my suggestion of the Bowhaus software as I am not aware of
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-27 by David Whistance
Hi Jim, good luck. I know their website isn t terribly helpful however when I last used Bowhaus products they were very helpful and as I said the software
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-27 by David Whistance
David, forgive me if I misunderstood but I think the OP said he was using a Canon IPF 6300, hence my suggestion of the Bowhaus software as I am not aware of
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-27 by James Petrillo
Hi David, Thank you for your response. I briefly looked at Bowhaus last week. I think they have a 30 day trial period. I am going to contact them to see if
Re: [Digital BW] How to get neutral B & W prints
2014-10-27 by David Kachel
I do not know what the next step should be for me to improve this. I have seen duotones as a solution, Piezographic systems and ink, dedicated printers for