From: Judy Seigel (jseigel@panix.com)
Date: 10/16/02-10:02:57 PM Z
On Wed, 16 Oct 2002, Carolyn Frayn wrote:
> > What's a custom printer profile?
>
> Hi Judy,
>
> It's a profile created for your own printer/paper/ink combo, using your
> print of a specified target of patches. You convert your file to the
> profile prior to printing (or assign it in the print driver/color management
> settings). A good profile gives you the best from your printer with the
> media and inks you use. You need a profiling package, and a measuring
> device, either your scanner or a spectrophotometer ... or pay one of the
> color gurus to create them. (or a friend! <g>)
This particular project is being done in black anyway... and my
inclination is better to put the energy elsewhere than MORE software and
hardware....the hair of the dog that bit me. But,
> I'm not sure what a custom profile would do for digital neg output though.
> It won't effect the dither pattern, just linearity and neutralization. But
> I'm all ears. A good RIP has different and sometimes better dither patterns
> than the epson driver.
As noted, that screen-like pattern was ONLY when printing the step tablet,
I don't see it in random shapes in images... I figured it was some kind of
ricochet set up by the even planes, and had a brief fantasy of inventing a
step tablet of irregular shapes... But I decided that was overkill, just
ignore it -- tho it was curious. I'll add that it was extremely delicate,
fine lines -- the fact that it reproduced in the print rather belies the
claim about "gum can't do fine detail," tho of course we know that's
nonsense anyway....
Meanwhile, thanks for the expertise...
Judy
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