[alt-photo] Re: Epson 2400 ink density problems

[Mark Nelson]

John,

The Epson 2400 is capable of plenty of density. Make sure your color  
workspace and file are in Adobe 1998. If they are the the problem lies  
in your printer driver settings.

Mark Nelson
www.PrecisionDigitalNegatives.com
PDNPRint Forum @ Yahoo Groups
www.MarkINelsonPhoto.com

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On Jan 23, 2010, at 8:50 AM, Christina Anderson <zphoto at montana.net>  
wrote:

> Snow Leopard is the new operating system of Mac, but you don't have  
> to worry about that issue since you are on a PC.
>
> I agree with you on Vista.  My last small PC was Vista and I gave it  
> away. Hated it.  My super duper PC was Windows XP and it was great  
> but then had to go "all Mac" home and school because it was too  
> difficult to keep up both op syses with software, especially  
> Photoshop.
>
> Make sure your image is not in sRGB; if it is, convert to profile  
> under edit. That is a biggie.  But I have been doing diginegs now  
> with the 2 ink system since 2005 and nary a problem.
>
> Chris
>
>
> Christina Z. Anderson
> christinaZanderson.com
>
> On Jan 23, 2010, at 5:03 AM, John Brewer wrote:
>
>> Thanks for all your replies and suggestions.
>>
>> Paul, I use 3M OHP film which worked fine on several Epsons I've  
>> had over
>> the years at home and work.
>>
>> Mark, I'll check the driver when I go into to work on Monday.
>>
>> Marek, I haven't established the best colour/colours yet for my set  
>> up
>> because I couldn't get the ink density.
>>
>> Chris, I'm using a PC. It's recently been upgraded to Vista  
>> (bleugh) and CS4
>> so I'll go through the settings and check on Monday, but that looks  
>> like the
>> probable problem. I'm not sure what snow leopard is?
>>
>> John.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org
>> [mailto:alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org] On  
>> Behalf Of
>> Christina Anderson
>> Sent: 23 January 2010 01:06
>> To: The alternative photographic processes mailing list
>> Subject: [alt-photo] Re: Epson 2400 ink density problems
>>
>> John,
>> I agree with Marek.  I have used the 2400 now for several years and  
>> with all
>> processes, even black and white, and plenty of ink density.
>>
>> You aren't on snow leopard are you?
>>
>> Is you pic you are printing out in sRGB and not Adobe 1998 (BIG dif)?
>>
>> Are you turning off printer manages colors and using "no color  
>> management"?
>>
>> Are you on a Mac or PC?
>>
>> These kinds of things.  But the sRGB is the number one problem that  
>> my
>> students have when they print out namby pamby negs that don't hold  
>> back
>> light; no. 2 is they do not select "no color management" as the  
>> very last
>> step before printing.
>> Chris
>>
>>
>> Christina Z. Anderson
>> christinaZanderson.com
>>
>> On Jan 22, 2010, at 5:58 PM, Marek Matusz wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Pigmented inks of Epson have plenty of density. What colour do you  
>>> use. I
>> have used black only on my old Epson 2200 with excellent results.  
>> Currrently
>> I am using black and yellow on Epson 3800
>>>
>>> Marek
>>>
>>
>>
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