Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Because I have had it for 10 years! With IP, as I understand it, the profiles are for the printer and paper combo. I used to use Colorburst where I profiled my printer but found the detail and color nuance superior with IP. And so it goes my friend... Bob Adler Robert Adler Photography www.robertadlerphotography.com > On Mar 1, 2015, at 9:23 PM, Leo Wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote: > > It's been awhile since I used ImagePrint. I was mostly using it for > prepress and BW conversions. I had a color separation house set up the rip > and it worked as it should. Metamerism is not so much of an issue these > days so no need for it with BW. I do remember how important it was that > you profiled the printer and not just the monitor. Do you profile your > printer? > > Why do you use a rip? > > Leo Wesson > Photographer/Videographer > 817.733.9157 > www.leowesson.com > >> On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 11:04 PM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Leo, >> Here's my wrench for you: I use the ImagePrint RIP... >> :-/ >> >> Bob Adler >> Robert Adler Photography >> www.robertadlerphotography.com >> >>> On Mar 1, 2015, at 7:10 PM, Leo Wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Bob, >>> >>> I'm no expert and there are a million ways to screw this up...and I'm >> not a >>> user of Eizo equipment (yet) and I haven't used an I1 in awhile but.... >>> You have to have a good monitor to begin with. >>> You have to make sure that the monitor is set to the default profile >> before >>> you callibrate. Choose the native white point for your monitor. >>> You have to make sure that your imaging software/hardware supports the >>> version of profile that your profiler creates. This one tripped me up a >>> lot in the past...Version 4 or Version 2 >>> Make sure that your photo software is set to use your monitor profile. >>> Soft proof with your paper profile for your printer that came from the >>> paper manufacturer. Or use the profile that your make of your paper to >>> match your monitor. >>> When you print you have to make sure that you aren't double profiling in >>> your photo software and your print driver. It is easy to screw up here. >>> Make sure that you use your paper settings correctly. >>> Your prints ought to be close. >>> >>> Your monitor profile lets your know what your images should look like. >>> Your printer/paper profile tells the printer how to get there. >>> >>> If you do all this, you should be close. If it didn't work, there is >>> something wrong with either the way you did it or something wrong with >> your >>> equipment. >>> >>> Changing your monitor to match the print output is not the way to go. It >>> screws up your baseline. >>> That said, if it works for you, good. But it doesn't work for me. >>> >>> Leo Wesson >>> Photographer/Videographer >>> 817.733.9157 >>> www.leowesson.com >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information