Re: Generations and Epson Semigloss

Bill Wright <bwright@abilene.com> · Sun, 02 Sep 2001 06:49:28 -0500

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Is there any real evidence that the protective spray is beneficial?
Bill
RCKhan@aol.com wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>FWIW,
I just made profiles today for Epson Premium Semigloss paper with
 Generations 4 inks on my
Photo 1200.&nbsp; It took 7 tweaks of the original
 profile made with Colorvision
Profiler RGB, but now I have a printout of the
 PDI target that closely
matches my monitor image.&nbsp; The appearance of the
 print is very good;&nbsp;
definition is perhaps a little sharper than on Archival
 Matte and the dark tones
a little richer.&nbsp; There's a reddish tinge in the
 middle tones of the Kodak
gray scales that might call for a corrective
 adjustment curve, but the
colors in the faces and various objects seem quite
 true under 5500K light (Ott-lite).&nbsp;
Prints come out dry, but the ink can be
 easily rubbed off the surface,
so careful handling, spraying or framing under
 glass is definitely indicated.&nbsp;
No data yet on archival properties, but just
 in terms of appearance I
think the PSGP wins over Epson Photo Paper, the only
 other gloss surface I've
found to work with Generations ink.&nbsp; Would
 appreciate any suggestions
for a protective spray--one that doesn't leave
 bubbles or puddles on the
surface.
Richard Khanlian</blockquote>
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