Re: Dryingtime before profiling matte paper
Re: Dryingtime before profiling matte paper
- Subject: Re: Dryingtime before profiling matte paper
- From: Terry Wyse <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 13:36:44 -0500
Yes, anytime I hear something like "wait 24-48 hrs. for the print to
dry/cure" (OK, I might have even mentioned this also) I'm thinking
"they don't do this for living". Imagine if you told a customer, "OK,
I've printed the target. Now I'll be surfing the web/catching up on
email/taking phone calls for the next couple of days while the target
"cures" and, oh, that'll be an extra $x,xxx/day while I sit here..."
:-)
Back in the day of Epson 10K Photo Dye printers, I used to get all my
linearization work for the customer's output parameters/paper choices
done during the day, print all the needed profiling targets by the end
of the day and then measure first thing the next morning (on a
Spectrascan...no profiles till lunchtime!). That usually amounted to a
12-14 hr. cure time which seemed reasonable to me. These days with UC
inks, I'm waiting only about 15-30' and can get the whole install done
in a single day, including GMG iterations if necessary. That, coupled
with the fact that I went from a Spectroscan to iCColor and now DTP70
means EVERYTHING has gotten much faster and I'm spending less time
on-site.
Wait a minute....someday I need to figure out the logic of ME buying
better/faster gear so I can charge a customer LESS for my time on-site
makes good business sense....guess I need to either charge more or try
on do 3-5 sites a week.
Or maybe I just need to get a real job....
:-)
Cheers,
Terry
On Jan 16, 2005, at 11:02 AM, Rolf Gierling wrote:
Its always a dillemma. Best/EFI for example recommends a drying time
of 30 minutes for their linearisation charts. Much to low, in my
opinion.
But can you argue to your customers that you are going to read half a
dozen
of newspapers while you should originally calibrate their proofer?
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