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Re: Dryingtime before profiling matte paper

Subject: Re: Dryingtime before profiling matte paper
From: bruce fraser <email@hidden>
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 11:00:32 -0800

At 1:36 PM -0500 1/16/05, Terry Wyse wrote:

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....

You need to put this in context. If the UC device is used to produce on-the-spot proofs that are evaluated the moment they come off the printer, then that's the condition you need to profile. If, on the other hand, it's being used to make fine art prints, it makes sense to wait.

If I have reasonable confidence that the client can print the profiling target correctly, I send it to them and get them to print it ahead of time, so that it's already stabilised by the time I get there. Failing that, I do the same thing as Rolf. I make a fast-and-dirty profile to get them up and running, then I take the target with me and email them a final profile a couple days later. -- email@hidden _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Colorsync-users mailing list (email@hidden) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: This email sent to email@hidden References: >RE: Dryingtime before profiling matte paper (From: Mike Eddington <email@hidden>) >Re: Dryingtime before profiling matte paper (From: Rolf Gierling <email@hidden>) >Re: Dryingtime before profiling matte paper (From: Terry Wyse <email@hidden>) Prev by Date: Re: Dryingtime before profiling matte paper Next by Date: Re: Dryingtime before profiling matte paper Previous by thread: Re: Dryingtime before profiling matte paper Next by thread: Re: Dryingtime before profiling matte paper Index(es): Date Thread