Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You're looking for the Gray Balancer shipped with Epson products in the UK. The English download can be found at this Russian site http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/printers/making-beer.shtml It does work...I've used it. You will need a Kodak Gray Scale (the small one) called for in the article as a constant to compare against. You may also find this site of value: http://www.photo-i.co.uk/talkshop/gb-tutorial.htm Lea - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Bridge" <abridge@mac.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 2:12 PM Subject: [Leica] Two ink-jet questions > I have two issues related to ink-jet printing of black and white images. > > I have two Epson printers: a 1280 set up for Piezography and a 2200 both driven > by a Mac. The 1280 under Photoshop 6 in Classic and the 2200 by Photoshop 7 in > OS X 10.2.8 > > 1280 question: > > I had the original, flawed, inks with the continuous inking system and have > since flushed and replaced the inks. Strangely I was giving duplicates of the > cyan and magenta position inks to put in the light cyan and light magenta > positions. So instead of 5 levels of gray, plus black, there are three. But > there was no change in the driver. > > I've sent mail to (laughing because otherwise it hurts so much) the alleged > support desk and received absolutely no response on this. > > So, if you're using the 1280 with the quadtone inks - is there an added file > that tells the software to use them? I've been printing comparision prints and > things SEEM okay - although I have a clogged print jet that I just can't seem to > reliably clear. Another question for (screaming) the alleged technical support > for this product. > > > 2200 question: > > I'm really SICK of the magenta cast from the printer. I know that there was a > utility, not offered in the US, that would let you play with the tonality to > make a real black and white image. > > Where do I find that? It isn't up on the Epson site that I can find. > > > > I love piezography when it works, but the lack of support by the vendor is > infuriating beyond belief. Hell, I even have trouble talking to their sales > staff on the phone. Maybe there is no one there. > > And I love the 2200. Epson clearly has the ability to do this right with their > own ink and drivers. > > Adam Bridge > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html