[Leica] Paper profile question

[jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)]

I have been using ImagePrint ever since 2003/4 when I started printing in
earnest, in the days of getting random green and magenta tints on B&W
prints on an Epson 1290. There was no choice but use a RIP in those days
for neutral B&W output, and IP's profiles were, and still are, much better
than the manufacturers canned ones. Having paid out the initial joining fee
eons ago, I have been upgrading as and when I have been upgrading printers,
as I am used to their interface and it is a part of my printing workflow.
If I were in the same position today that I was way back then, I would not
bother with a RIP, as Chris pointed out, and stick to the Epson ABW driver,
as it has improved by leaps and bounds over the years.

Cheers
Jayanand

On Wed, Aug 22, 2018 at 9:00 AM Paul Roark via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> I print all my B&W with QuadToneRip.
>
> Many use the OEM inkset, but I prefer a dedicated B&W approach.
>
> FWIW,
>
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>
> On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 5:39 PM Christopher Crawford <
> chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:
>
> > Ken,
> >
> > Inexpensive profiling kits like that one don't really produce very good
> > profiles, and even the high end profiling devices don't do well for BW
> > printing. To be honest, the Epson Advanced BW Mode produces FAR more
> > accurate B&W prints than you'll get from using any color profile, and it
> is
> > built-in and free.
> >
> > I made a tutorial on how to use it:
> >
> > https://youtu.be/kxkpJEzn8YM
> >
> >
> > --
> > Chris Crawford
> > Fine Art Photography
> > Fort Wayne, Indiana
> > 260-437-8990
> >
> > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com  My portfolio
> >
> > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798
> > Like My Work on Facebook
> >
> >
> > ?On 8/21/18, 8:07 PM, "LUG on behalf of Ken Carney" <lug-bounces+chris=
> > chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of kcarney1 at 
> > cox.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> >     Tapping the wisdom of the LUG:  I would like to start making my own
> >     paper profiles for b&w on Epson printers.  B&H has the X-Rite kit on
> >     sale for $389.
> >
> >
> >
> https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1369004-REG/x_rite_eostudio_i1studio.html
> >
> >     Will this be a good solution?  Now I am using the Spyder 3 Pro for
> >     monitors, and the factory profiles for papers (Hahnemuelle, Epson
> > etc.)
> >     This is with soft-proofing the paper profiles then adjusting if
> >     necessary.  Most of the time the prints are good...but I would like
> > them
> >     to be better.  Previously I have used ImagePrint with good results,
> > but
> >     dang it is expensive to keep upgrading for a hobbyist.
> >
> >     Ken
> >
> >
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