Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Any ideas on why they don't offer this software in the U.S.? - --- Steve Unsworth <mail@steveunsworth.co.uk> wrote: > A few days ago I was asking about a grey card as I > wanted to try the Epson > grey balancer software to correct a colour cast when > printing with my Epson > 950. Well, the grey card arrived today from Jessops > (UK retailer) and I set > up the software to correct Epson photo paper. > > All I can say is that it works! Where as before I > had B&W prints with a > sepia tint in the mid-tones, I now have B&W prints > with a err black and grey > tint. > > The grey balancer software prints a grey scale > during set-up and it was > obvious from the uncorrected print that my > particular printer had a colour > cast between 25% and 75% grey. > > Once calibrated, the software sits in the background > performing the > adjustments automatically. The only change I have to > make when printing B&W > is to make sure that the colour management in > Photoshop is set to 'Printer > colour management' - for colour I generally use the > paper's ICC profile with > 'no colour management' - with 'no colour management' > the grey balancer seems > to be ignored. > > Anyone using a 950 or 2100/2200 printer who prints > B&W really should try > this software. > > You can find details at... > http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/printers/making-beer.shtml > > Scroll towards the bottom for details of where to > find the English language > version of the software (Epson's Russian site). > > There's also a tutorial on how to use the grey > balancer at... > http://www.photo-i.co.uk/talkshop/gb-tutorial.htm > > > Steve > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html ===== Bob Adler Palo Alto, CA rgacpa@pacbell.net - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html