Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Found a couple of lemons to be avoided if you use Epson's photo >printers: > >Great White Glossy Photo Paper >Canon (?) transparency film > >Prints on both look streaked, mottled and are sticky, like the surfaces >aren't properly absorbing Epson's inks. On the other hand, Epson SO41072 >Glossy Film is looking very good indeed. No doubt about it; I do not >like the print quality at 720 DPI (not bad at an arm's length though, >but clearly computer-generated) but it'll do until I can add another 256 >megabytes of RAM to the ole system. My inital experiments with Photoshop >masking have been very encouraging, but the tiny trackpad on my keyboard >isn't really ideal for the task, and I expect to add a good quality >mouse or graphics tablet in the future. As it is, the imprecise (and too >sharp!) edges of my mask make the photographic sleight of hand only too >obvious. > >Monitor brightness settings remain a challenge, and I'll be attempting >to create a reference step tablet of sorts to facilitate quick visual >checks prior to each session. So far, I have not touched video card >settings, only monitor settings. Lacking any absolute standards for >calibration, I thought it wise to reduce the number of variables >involved. > >Jeff > If you are working on a Mac I can suggest some ideas for better results. email me privately Henry Ambrose