Re: Epson 2000P questions

[CDTobie@aol.com]

In a message dated 10/24/00 3:50:32 AM, patrick@synaptic.bc.ca writes:

>So question #1 is: where can I find some information about how to get
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>optimal results between various applications and the 2000P?
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You really need to learn how color moves through the applications involved, 
and how it can be controlled. Or live with what you get...
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>Metamerism...OUCH!  Stand in the doorway of my bathroom.  Wave a fresh
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>print across the threshold and, voila! Presto-chango.  Two different
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>prints.  It's really kinda startling to see your sand-dunes swerve
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>between slightly too-green for comfort and a bit much in the magenta.
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Yup, you have flourescent lights in the bath, and incandescent in the other 
room (or visa versa); the worst pair to compare... that print should  look 
pretty good outdoors.
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>So, question #2 is: are there any guidelines for minimising the
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>affects or is the consensus pretty much "ask your clients what under
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>lighting conditions they'd like their print to look best (or even
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>'good')."  This is *not* conducive to sales.  Is one paper better than
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>another?  Am I limited to
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One paper is better than another in making 2000 output look appealing: the 
semi gloss... but for reducing metamerism, you want the flattest, most 
absorbent stock available, reducing your images to mush, and still not 
eliminating the issue...
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>On the same front, question #3: Has Epson addressed this issue?  Are
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>"Metamerism reduced" archival inks in the works?
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Everything Epson (except a bit of software) emerges from Japan fully formed, 
and with little advanced warning... don't expect too much inside info on such 
issues.
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>I dislike the idea of selling my customers "two-prints-in-one," and
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>I'm extremely disappointed in this issue not being addressed by any of
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>the materials made available by Epson (or by the Epson retailer I
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>purchased it from).
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Well they do tell you not to print B&W prints; when those go from green to 
magenta with the light change it *really* disturbs buyers. Telling you not to 
print color images might reduce sales...

C. David Tobie
Design Cooperative
CDTobie@designcoop.com
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