Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> >Darryl, > > > >This is from a report from one the largest online Epson vendors. If > you scroll half way down this link, you will see it. Very impressive: > > > >http://www.inkjetart.com/news/archive/IJN_02-18-04.html > > > >John > > Here's an unsolicited response to the above article: Begin quote.... "Thank you for your very favorable review of the Monet reproductions I made for Epson's display at PMA 2004. I thought that you and the members of the group might be interested in some of what went into making the prints. As you mentioned, they were printed on UltraSmooth paper on a 9600. I use the Epson driver. No RIP. However, I do make my own profiles with Gretag ProfileMaker Pro 4.1.5. I have found that 4.1.5 makes the best profiles for UltraSmooth. Shadow detail is noticeable improved with this version of ProfileMaker Pro. All of the reproductions were made from files created with the Sinarback 23 digital camera back. The camera also has a custom profile. The paintings are proofed in our studio to the monitor under GTI proofing lights. We are able to get virtually an exact match, both in color and dynamic range. The dynamic range of the paintings was always impossible to accurately capture on film. One of the key reasons the paintings look so "real" is our lighting technique, which has been developed over 20 years of photographing paintings for print reproduction. It is a combination of raking light and polarization, which is customized for each painting. We treat the paintings as 3 dimensional objects because most have a surface dimension. But the final piece of puzzle is the printer, ink and paper. I can match the color gamut of the paintings with the Ultrachrome inkset on UltraSmooth paper. Aside from it's important archival qualities (a pre-requisite for us to sell prints to the public), the lack of optical brightners, natural white base and smooth surface are essential for facsimile fine art reproduction. John Woolf Digital Imaging Specialist Museum of Fine Arts, Boston" end quote........ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html