HP 1220Cxi, anyone?
HP 1220Cxi, anyone?
- Subject: HP 1220Cxi, anyone?
- From: Roberto Michelena <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 19:12:13 -0500
Dear Listmembers,
I know most people here use Epsons; I do too, and sell them. But I was
very curious for the HP 1220Cxi, after reading a report of lower cost-per
print (which sounds logical since it's 4 colors instead of 6) and seeing
that the samples do compete in quality with the 1200 at least, maybe even
the 1270. And it doesn't have the damned inks nor the ink chip.
So I got one. Now I'm trying to RGB-profile it, for using out of
Photoshop (and Acrobat 5 I hope).
Epson does provide a very clear "no color adjustment" setting, which is
obviously the one you want if you are to profile it. HP doesn't.
You either select "HP color correction" or "colorsync". No "none" to
choose.
If you use colorsync, then it uses their default DeskJet profile (no
"none" either), so you'd be profiling their profile.
If you use "HP color correction"... well... you have something called
"ink density". Put it in the middle (default) and your cyan will be a
watercolor. Put it in the max, and your inks will bleed all over (oh yes,
then you'll have a full cyan and yellow, and a too-dense magenta).
So what should the settings be for getting the maximum gamut, with full
cyan, without bleeding? anyone has experience with this one?
By the way, their "DeskJet" profile, a single one with that simple name,
is only 44K in size. Go wonder. There doesn't seem to be multiple
profiles (paper choices?), just that one.
best regards,
-- Roberto Michelena
EOS S.A.
Lima, Peru