[argyllcms] Re: Issues with CMYK printer profile (Profile all wrong)
- From: Rodolfo Villanueva <rvillanut@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: argyllcms <argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 01:25:14 -0300
Well, the thing budget is a concern. We used to use Agfa Proofpaper 250,
which here (Chile) costs around 200usd per roll, mostly because our agfa
dealer offered us with our CTP equipment, so everything was integrated (we
no longer have it).
I have my doubts of the printing driver i'm using. I printed my targets
using Printfab, since they say it drives the printer directly in CMYK mode
(i'm guessing the epson drivers just use rgb). I don't really have another
good RIP at hand right now, could this be something to look into or not?
(in the mean time, another question! I want to calibrate a pixma pro 100,
but when using printtarg, i want to use multiple letter pages, is there a
command? i can't seem to find it, -p for size doesn't let me)
On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 12:57 AM, Ben Goren <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Nov 21, 2014, at 8:21 PM, Rodolfo Villanueva <rvillanut@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > Besides these, the only other thing i changed would be the paper, but
> its hard to believe that my non brand paper is as shitty as to have around
> a fifth of the gamut volume of the epson paper.
>
> That, actually, could be the case. It could also be the case that the
> profile you're comparing it with isn't an actual representation of the
> gamut the printer is capable of reproducing. I've found that to be the case
> with more than one manufacturer-supplied profile. And it could be a little
> of both.
>
> If you want good quality inexpensive paper, give Red River a try. They're
> not the best mill out there, but they're definitely acceptable...and most
> everything cheaper is hit-or-miss at best.
>
> If budget isn't as much of a concern, it's hard to beat Crane Museo, Moab,
> Canson, and Hahnemuhle -- the latter especially if you like stuff with
> fluorescent optical brighteners (which I generally don't, but I have to
> give Hahnemuhle credit for doing the medium justice).
>
> b&
>
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R.
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