Hellena,
Perhaps I don’t understand your
situation but for printing digital negatives no ICC is used for the printing
media. In short No Color Management is used. Perhaps that is part of your
difficulty, that is Color Managing your digital negatives.
Don
From: Hellena Cleary
[mailto:hellena@hncleary.myzen.co.uk]
Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 8:22 AM
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
Subject: Re: I should have bought
an Epsom but...
Thank you for your help. I have hopefully succeeded in
getting a decent black.One of the problems was that ADOBE RGB 1998 was not
included in the automatic printer profile list. After I added it to the
list and then set it up as the printer profiles in all the
relevant spaces things became a lot easier. I increased the ink level and
drying time, used premium photo glossy as the medium, set the photo fix under
features to full and used the photo grey cartridge- things have definitely
changed. However I still think I should have bought an Epsom. Again thanks.
Hellena
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, May 12,
2009 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: I should have
bought an Epsom but...
I've looked around about the HP Pro B8350
and I've read that you have choice of different HP inks. It seems that your
printer can use the VIVERA HP inkset.
I can tell you that these inks are
absolutely excellent : I use them for all my work (colour printing, B&W
printing, digi negs) with my HP Pro B9180 and I obtain good results; last
week-end, I led a "making Digitral Negatives" workshop and all
participants got excellent results using the printer + Vivera inks. And
i'm sure that you may also change the printer settings (somewhere in
advanced options) to increase the level of inking if you really neeed it.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, May 11,
2009 11:48 AM
Subject: I should have
bought an Epsom but...
I didn't- but the decision I made has been a false
economy. I bought an HP Photosmart Pro B8350 and the problem is that I cannot
get a decent black on transparencies. I do not even get a decent black
when inverting canvas size. Does anyone have any suggestions as how to solve
this problem or shall I just bite the bullet and get an Epsom? Oh for the
return of the 1290. Any suggestions as to which printer bearing in mind cost
considerations and the fact that I don't work larger than A3 plus. All help
will be greatly appreciated. Hellena
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