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Epson paper and printer
Hi All,
Is there anyone who would give me a little help with paper compatibility and Epson printers. I've just purchased an R1800 (Epson) and the paper choices are minimal IMHO. The Glossy Photo Paper is not listed and I have well over 100 sheets of that. If anyone could give me a website with guidance - that would be great - or, if someone might give me the recommended adjustments to make manually - that would be helpful. Your help is appreciated. Hiker |
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HIKER4LIFE wrote:
Hi All, Is there anyone who would give me a little help with paper compatibility and Epson printers. I've just purchased an R1800 (Epson) and the paper choices are minimal IMHO. The Glossy Photo Paper is not listed and I have well over 100 sheets of that. If anyone could give me a website with guidance - that would be great - or, if someone might give me the recommended adjustments to make manually - that would be helpful. Your help is appreciated. Hiker Most Epson sites list compatible paper types. The standard Epson glossy photo paper isn't suitable for pigment inks on the R1800 - it is designed to be used with dye inks only. You need to use Premium Glossy Photo Paper. Of the paper types listed in the printer driver, only the Matte Heavyweight is not so good IMO - Archival Matte (aka Enhanced Matte) is much better paper with the R1800, and is also included in the driver paper choices. For third party paper, I use Ilford Galerie "Smooth" papers. Avoid the Ilford Galerie "Classic" papers - which again are designed for dye inks. Ilford have ICC profiles and instructions for driver settings available for download - they give me excellent results printing with a colour-managed workflow. Epson Australia have pdf files available for download from their site which explain well the process of using a colour-managed workflow for printing from Photoshop using ICC profiles. This is especially recommended if you want accurate colour when using third party papers. The correct types of photo papers are sometimes called "fast-dry", "RC" or "Micro-ceramic" coated. Generally, photo papers for dye inks are coated with a swellable polymer that the dye soaks in to, designed to protect the dye from fading due to ozone / pollutants. With pigment inks, the resin binder in the ink soaks in slowly, leaving the pigment on the surface - they take a long time to dry, the colour is usually poor, the photos are easily scratched, and they are not water resistant. With the correct photo papers, dry prints from the R1800 are fully waterproof. There is a good forum at http://www.photo-i.co.uk devoted to the R1800. |
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http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/c...s&oid=53540919
Look at right side and pick your information need. PS: I have found this site to be a resonable cost source: http://www.atlex.com/ for all OEM (and other) Epson materials. |
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Thanks very much to the responses that I have received.
"frederick" wrote in message news:1165534786.852385@ftpsrv1... HIKER4LIFE wrote: Hi All, Is there anyone who would give me a little help with paper compatibility and Epson printers. I've just purchased an R1800 (Epson) and the paper choices are minimal IMHO. The Glossy Photo Paper is not listed and I have well over 100 sheets of that. If anyone could give me a website with guidance - that would be great - or, if someone might give me the recommended adjustments to make manually - that would be helpful. Your help is appreciated. Hiker Most Epson sites list compatible paper types. The standard Epson glossy photo paper isn't suitable for pigment inks on the R1800 - it is designed to be used with dye inks only. You need to use Premium Glossy Photo Paper. Of the paper types listed in the printer driver, only the Matte Heavyweight is not so good IMO - Archival Matte (aka Enhanced Matte) is much better paper with the R1800, and is also included in the driver paper choices. For third party paper, I use Ilford Galerie "Smooth" papers. Avoid the Ilford Galerie "Classic" papers - which again are designed for dye inks. Ilford have ICC profiles and instructions for driver settings available for download - they give me excellent results printing with a colour-managed workflow. Epson Australia have pdf files available for download from their site which explain well the process of using a colour-managed workflow for printing from Photoshop using ICC profiles. This is especially recommended if you want accurate colour when using third party papers. The correct types of photo papers are sometimes called "fast-dry", "RC" or "Micro-ceramic" coated. Generally, photo papers for dye inks are coated with a swellable polymer that the dye soaks in to, designed to protect the dye from fading due to ozone / pollutants. With pigment inks, the resin binder in the ink soaks in slowly, leaving the pigment on the surface - they take a long time to dry, the colour is usually poor, the photos are easily scratched, and they are not water resistant. With the correct photo papers, dry prints from the R1800 are fully waterproof. There is a good forum at http://www.photo-i.co.uk devoted to the R1800. |
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