[alt-photo] Re: Epson 3800 Ink Expiration Date and Epson Driver

[francis schanberger]

If your print driver has this option, select unidirectional instead of
bidirectional printing. Printing will take longer but the banding may go
away.

-francis

On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 7:50 PM, Amy Holmes George
<amyhgeorge at hotmail.com>wrote:

>
> Hi Chris,
> Yes, a fellow ugh!  :)
> Maybe I should simply repeat all the Epson driver diagnostic tests just to
> be sure. We'll see . . .
> Amy
>
> > From: zphoto at montana.net
> > Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 17:35:56 -0600
> > To: alt-photo-process-list at lists.altphotolist.org
> > Subject: [alt-photo] Re: Epson 3800 Ink Expiration Date and Epson Driver
> >
> > Ohhhhh ya Amy I've seen that in spades, on my 2400.  I have yet to make
> diginegs with my 3880 because of the driver issue which is really cramping
> my style and never owned the 3800.
> >
> > When I got those little teeny bandings, I cleaned my heads, sometimes up
> to 6x, and they went away. BUT of course all that head cleaning was why my
> 2400 went on the blink and had to have the diaper changed, along with the
> issue with not being compatible with Snow Leopard.
> >
> > But try cleaning the heads multiple times, then holding the neg on a
> window and look at the neg through a loupe.  You will clearly see the little
> micro lines.  If so, clean again.
> > Chris
> >
> > PS always use 2880 ppi.
> >
> > Christina Z. Anderson
> > christinaZanderson.com
> >
> > On May 26, 2010, at 3:51 PM, Amy Holmes George wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hello alt list,
> > > I have two queries, and I would certainly appreciate any feedback
> anyone can offer . . .
> > > First of all, I am curious to know if anyone else is using the Epson
> 3800 (with the Epson driver) to produce digital negatives (using Epson color
> inks) on Pictorico transparency film (particularly with pt/pd printing) and
> rendering consistently good results AND no "venetian blinds" effect.
> > > If so, this is my question: Are any or all of your Epson inks past
> their "expiration" date?
> > > Epson tells me that, like most things these days, their inks are
> stamped with a "freshness" date as a recommendation to use it within two
> years of its production. However, they (Epson) actually use expired inks all
> the time with no ill effect. Currently, I am printing with several expired
> inks—some of which expired last fall. So, now I'm wondering if there is any
> correlation between ink freshness and venetian blinds or even UV
> sensitivity. Epson could not address this issue, especially since I'm
> printing on Pictorico and not an Epson media.
> > > Second issue: I am still struggling with the occasional recurrence of
> venetian blinds in large fields of flat, (typically) high print values. And,
> when I tweak the settings under Advanced Media Controls in the Epson driver
> (as originally recommended by Epson and several folks on this list), it
> appeared to eliminate the venetian blinds, but then I experience other
> issues like the shadows blocking up. Recently I decided to print 1 PDN Color
> Density Range Palette with those same Advanced Media Control settings used
> to combat venetian blinds and then printed 1 PDN Color Density Range Palette
> withOUT the Advanced Media Control settings applied. Both were coated,
> exposed and developed according to my standardized time for pt/pd BUT the
> final print results are drastically different (BTW, each CDRP was printed
> with a Stouffers 31 step-tablet which reproduced the same in each). The CDRP
> printed with the Advanced Media Control settings reveals no paper white
> (looks way over exposed) and there is micro-banding; these differences are
> not detectable in the negatives themselves.
> > > You can view the results here:
> http://picasaweb.google.com/103360756612857524693/VerticalBandingInSky#5475693643166130162
> > > Does anyone have an explanation for this?
> > > Sorry for my lengthy message . . .
> > > Many thanks,Amy Holmes George
> > >
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