Re: Colorsync with Epson 7500
Re: Colorsync with Epson 7500
- Subject: Re: Colorsync with Epson 7500
- From: Kevin Bubbenmoyer <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 09:44:30 -0400
on 8/20/01 12:30 AM, Paul Foley at email@hidden wrote:
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Hi All
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This is my first time so be gentle.
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I use an Epson 7500 to output my own photographic images onto a variety of
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the Epson papers designed for the 7500 using the Epson pigmented inks.
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I scan the originals on a Flextite Precision II in (mostly) 16bit using the
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Ekta Space (joe RGB). They are processed on a G4 (System9) with PS6 with a
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Sony monitor calibrated by Colorblind Provit.
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Once finished processing (and converting to Adobe RGB) they are transferred
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to an Imac for outputing to the 7500 (no RIP). I have a Mitsubishi 17"
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monitor connected to the imac which is also calibrated by Provit.
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Color Settings are the same for both computers.
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I have found that by using the monitor profile for the G4 (Sony) as the
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profile in the Print Space menu (under Print Options) gives me a very close
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colour match to the image on the G4. Which is good - but it doesn't seem
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"right" to do it this way.
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I have tried using The Epson Standard profile and Epson 7500 standard and
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the specific paper profiles but the colours are all varingly different
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(mostly darker by about 10-15%).
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Using Real World PS6 as a guide I set up proofing (using the epson profiles)
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and find that there is (sometimes) little difference on the monitor but a
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lot of difference when I preview it in the Epson Driver. The resultant print
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is very close to the preview image.
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I have been putting off updating my monitor calibrations because I don't
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know what will happen (If anything) if I output files made with the present
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calibration (tagged Adobe RGB) but using the new monitor profile in Print
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Space.
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I would appreciate any feedback and / or direction to relevant information
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sources.
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If the set up I currently use isn't "right" am I right in believing that I
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should be able get accurate consistant colour in my "closed loop" setup
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without a rip and using Epson's canned profiles? A previous bad experience
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with an Epson RIP (on another printer) still haunts me - I hate getting
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ripped off by salesmen who don't really understand what a photographer wants
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an inkjet printer to do.
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As a related aside - why are Epsons instructions so vague with regards to
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colour set-up? They market these printers to photographers (as well as
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others) - surely they could offer some specific setup info for colour
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matching in their instructions.
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Cheers from down here.
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Paul Foley
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Lightmoods P/L
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email@hidden
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www.lightmoods.com.au
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We feel your pain, Paul.
I have the same printer at my studio and probably use it for the same types
of uses. I agree with you about using the Epson RIP - stay away from it.
Although I have heard some people having terrific success with it, my
impression is that as you grow, and want to become more precise, it won't
grow with you. We use Bestcolor, as do many others on this list, and have
had wonderful results. Of course it wasn't exactly an inexpensive or easy
journey. I will say that Bestcolor has made some remarkable improvements in
terms of customer support with their new website. In my case the Bestcolor
RIP with a dedicated NT box was no more than the Epson RIP by itself.
The major question for you to answer is do you just need "pleasing color" or
"repeatable, accurate color". If you system has to compare with no one
other than yourself, then canned profiles in conjunction with adjustment
layers in Photoshop should allow you to create "corrected images" without
corrupting your data. If your needs area little more wide range, then a
dedicated RIP is probably in order. For sure, two things you definitely
want to do - get rid of the monitor profile as your print space and stay
subscribed to this discussion group. You'll start to pick up a lot.
By the way, how's life in Oz? It's been too long since I lived in Sydney
and Umina and I miss it dearly.
Kevin