Re: Hope for Epson drivers...
Re: Hope for Epson drivers...
- Subject: Re: Hope for Epson drivers...
- From: "Dan Reid" <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 11:14:05 -0700
on 1/13/03 12:17 PM, JWL at email@hidden wrote:
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On 1/12/03 5:16 PM, "Dan Reid" <email@hidden> wrote:
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> Until Epson releases a true CMYK driver and supports a color measurement
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> device to calibrate to their supplied ICC profiles I won't play the game. I
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> get great gray balance with 7600 and a RIP because I can control the black
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> generation in profiling building process and communicate directly in CMYK. A
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> good RIP also allows calibration using a spectro for optimum tonal
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> distribution of each color channel and consistency to print conditions under
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> which the ICC profile is built.
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> Fiddling with RGB profiles in hopes for gray balance is searching for
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> the holy grail no mater how many patches you use.
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> My 2 cents to you and 1 cent to Epson :)
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> --
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> Dan B. Reid
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> RENAISSANCE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGING
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> http://www.rpimaging.com | email@hidden
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> Toll Free: (866) RGB-CMYK
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-- Hi Dan,
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Well, I'm not holding my breath waiting for Epson to produce that CMYK
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driver. Meanwhile the search goes on...
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Pretty much in agreement with the rest of your comments, except that we've
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been getting excellent results simply using Photoshop with custom (RGB)
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profiles for an Epson 7600. This is proofing digital captures intended for
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process color output, where we target the contract proofer. The main reason
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I'm testing RIPs is to proof composed layouts - otherwise we're limited to
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"loose color".
Proofs in the pudding as they say. If you are happy with the output then by
all means continue. You're proofing requirements may not be as stringent as
another photographer in what you want to proof to show. That's fine. If they
serve the purpose well with a RGB printer workflow, then cool.
To hell with the science -- it's the prints that count!
--
Dan B. Reid
RENAISSANCE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGING
http://www.rpimaging.com | email@hidden
Toll Free: (866) RGB-CMYK
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