Re: Epson 2200
Re: Epson 2200
- Subject: Re: Epson 2200
- From: "Cris Daniels" <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 19:41:35 -0400
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Boy, I sure couldn't. The custom profiles were pretty awful. And I'm still
wondering why a very small gradation adjustment to one of John's profiles
(using ProfileEditor) produced output that was off in left field. Something
is going on under the hood I can't control...<
Yep, I would not recommend trying to edit one of their proprietary profiles.
The Colorbyte profiler not doing things the way you think they are. Take black
for example, they don't even measure pure black on their targets (their own
patches). The recipies handle the black and they already know what max black
looks like, and it isn't neutral as we know ( quite warm ). After seeing how
all of this works and thru extensive testing and conversation with John over
the past year and a half, the only tool of choice seems to be the Spectrolino
for profiling (eye-one is not quite up too snuff in the very dark tones and on
heavily textured media). With the right profile, I can easily discern every
single L value over the black point. If on premium luster w/ultrachromes that
number is L4, everything has discreet steps whereas most of my Epson driver
profiles block up for at least 8 L values. the Atkinson profiles on my 7600
are pure black for the first 10 L values, and there are tonal breaks in the
profile that ImagePrint handles much more gracefully. This isn't Bill's fault,
but an ICC profile cannot recitify the wackiness, and certainly not grey
balance which is just hopeless without ImagePrint.
One thing that I do notice using ImagePrint is that people who bring me files
often have them a little flat, the Epson driver always prints contrastier,
just try a print using PhotoEnhance4 (in my opinion this gives the best print
if your stuck with the driver). The Epson print is really jacked up, whereas
ImagePrint prints more faithful to the source file. Usually kicking up the
contrast in the file makes it print more like I would prefer. The end result
is that sometimes the Epson print will have more snap, even if it is "less
accurate" in its reproduction of the file. This needs to be remembered when
using ImagePrint and adjusted for accordingly.
Your best bet is to make a profile with PMP4.1, and go from there(remember
that IP will not use the preceptual table so its only worth editing the RC
table). I'd forget about editing the Colorbyte profiles, there is a lot of
proprietary stuff in there, Colorthink won't even display them properly. You
may want to try profile this first using the Pictrography, I've had real good
luck profiling my PG3000 and it will give you affirmation that it at least
works.
Cris Daniels
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