[argyllcms] Re: Profiles for Epson 3880
- From: Leonard Evens <len@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:17:24 -0600
On Wed, 2011-02-16 at 08:55 +0100, edmund ronald wrote:
> Epson profiles can downloaded from the Epson site, but they are really
> only for the Mac and Windows OEM drivers.
I can print using Photoshop under Windows on my dual boot system.
But I don't understand what the profiles are for.
They are for
Epson Hot Press Bright Paper
Epson Hot Press Natural Paper
Epson Cold Press Bright Paper
Epson Cold Press Natural Paper
I don't know which papers these refer to.
Each of these contains a Windows program, but I don't know what ahppens
when I run them.
Where are the profiles?
>
> Edmund
>
> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 4:49 AM, Leonard Evens
> <len@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I used my Eye One Pro to create a profile for my Epson 1280 printer used
> > with one of the standard Epson papers.
> >
> > I now have and Epson 3880 printer, and I thought that there were
> > profiles which I could download for the printer, or which might already
> > come with it.
> >
> > But I don't really understand what I've been able to find about the
> > matter by using google. I find Epson profiles but they don't seem to be
> > for papers I have, and I don't know what to do with them.
> >
> > Can anyone point me in the right direction to get started with that.
> >
> > Of course, since I plan to work under Linux, I may end up creating my
> > own profiles. Since I did it before, I presume I can do it again with
> > the new printer, but I am curious to try it with profiles supplied by
> > Epson if such exist,
> >
> > The papers I now have are
> > Epson Photo Paper 11 x 17 and 13 x 19
> > Epson Premium Photo Paper Glossy Letter size
> > Brilliant Suprem L Lustre Paper 17 x 22
> >
> > I got the latter at Calumet Photo when I bought the printer last summer.
> > I was told by the salesman that the "Epson semi-gloss profile", whatever
> > that is would work with that paper.
> > --
> > Leonard Evens len@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Professor Emeritus, Department of Mathematics, Northwestern University
> >
> >
> >
>
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