Re: Epson 1270 / GutenPrint / Color Settings / Colorsync
Re: Epson 1270 / GutenPrint / Color Settings / Colorsync
- Subject: Re: Epson 1270 / GutenPrint / Color Settings / Colorsync
- From: Robert L Krawitz <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 18:30:34 -0500
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2007 13:44:12 -0500
From: J Richter <email@hidden>
As a recent convert to GutenPrint drivers for my Epson 1270 when I
upgraded my OS to X.6, I am confounded by all the printer-specific
settings available for this printer. Has anyone documented any
settings for the GIMP driver that will print accurate color
(Pantone specific spot, CMYK) using Epson papers (photo-quality
inkjet paper) and ink? Can anyone point me in the direction of
other links (I have tried Google without much concrete
success). Using the standard Epson driver under OSX works fine for
PDF workflow, but in the end I would like to print directly from
InDesign CS2 and Quark 6.5 which require a Postscript driver such
as GIMP/GutenPrint. While I could continue to print Acrobat using
the Epson drivers it adds an [unnecessary/extra/time-consuming]
step to the process. Hoping that someone has already invented this
wheel, or has found a good manual/guide to assist.
There is a user's manual, but it's not really oriented toward OS X
users. That said, there is a description of all the options in it. I
can email you a copy (.odt or .pdf format) if you like.
I'm getting little color specks in otherwise supposed-to-be solid
areas and weights of type vary with color settings. I'm printing at
720 DPI on a consistent basis to ensure that it's not the
resolution that causes this. 1440 on PQIJ paper puts down too much
ink.
Without knowing the exact colors you're trying to print, it's hard to
say. If 1440x720 is putting down too much ink, try reducing the
Density setting (start with 0.9 or thereabouts). This printer
definitely does better at 1440x720 DPI than at 720 DPI. I thought I
had calibrated it correctly (on the 870, which is basically the same
printer), but possibly not.
Also make sure that you don't try to use a profile that was generated
for the Epson OEM driver -- you'll get bad results. If you're
generating profiles against Gutenprint, make sure that you use the
Uncorrected setting (which is not the default) for Color Correction --
the default setting (High Accuracy) is heavily corrected and does not
interact well with profiling.
I am on OSX.4.6, using the GutenPrint/GIMP Epson driver release
"Epson Stylus Photo 1270-CUPS + GutenPrint 5.0.0" q: has there been
an update to this driver, if so, where do I get it and how to
install it?
There's no update yet, but I don't expect any update any time soon
(and I can speak authoritatively to this) will change the settings for
this printer.
--
Robert Krawitz <email@hidden>
Tall Clubs International -- http://www.tall.org/ or 1-888-IM-TALL-2
Member of the League for Programming Freedom -- mail email@hidden
Project lead for Gutenprint -- http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net
"Linux doesn't dictate how I work, I dictate how Linux works."
--Eric Crampton
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